The Postman

The Postman
Cover of first edition (hardcover)
AuthorDavid Brin
LanguageEnglish
GenrePost-apocalyptic dystopian
PublisherBantam Books
Publication date
1985
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages294
AwardLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1986)
ISBN0-553-05107-5
OCLC12215763
813/.54 19
LC ClassPS3552.R4825 P6 1985

The Postman is a post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction novel by David Brin. It is about a man wandering the desolate Oregon countryside who finds a United States Postal Service uniform, which he puts on and then claims he is a mail carrier and federal inspector for the "Restored United States of America". His mail service and claims about the return of a central government gives hope to the people, who are threatened by a murderous, neo-feudalist militia.

The first two parts were published separately as "The Postman" (1982) and "Cyclops" (1984). In 1997, a film adaptation of the novel was released starring Kevin Costner and Will Patton.