Race Against Time By Piers Anthony

1985 paperback

Tor

Very good condition

Science Fiction Novel

Race Against Time is a 1973 science fiction novel by Piers Anthony about a teenage boy, John Smith, who lives in a seemingly normal 1960s America but discovers he is part of a genetic preservation project, being raised in an enclave as one of the last purebred Caucasians for breeding purposes. He and other "purebreds" (African, Chinese) escape to find a future Earth populated by a single, integrated "Standard" race, revealing a post-apocalyptic world where humanity was nearly wiped out by pollution and plague. The book explores themes of racial purity and genetic engineering, with the protagonists trying to stop the creation of the "Standard" race.