He lived in the dark ages of the future. In a loveless world he dared to love the woman of his choice. In an age that had lost all trace of science and civilization he had the courage to seek after knowledge. But these were not the crimes for which he would be killed. He was marked for death because he had committed the unpardonable sin: He had stood forth from the mindless human herd. He was a man alone. Anthem is the beautiful, thought-provoking novel that depicts the horrors which can happen to mankind if current social trends are projected into the future.