T2: The Future War is a 2003 novel by S.M. Stirling. It is the third and final novel of the T2 Trilogy, following T2: Infiltrator and T2: Rising Storm.
Overview[]
Picking up right after the events of T2: Rising Storm, Judgment Day comes at last in the spring of 2003 and the sentient computer Skynet begins using its control of the U.S. military to exterminate the human race. From their hiding place in Alaska, Sarah and her son John alert their allies among the world's militaries, intelligence agencies, and general populace in an attempt to save humanity from the machines. Eco-terrorists called Luddites, who round up survivors, confine them in concentration camps and expose them to biological weapons seeking humanity's eradication for the sake of the planet run rampant in service to Skynet. As the events of The Terminator foretell, the humans eventually gain the upper hand, prompting Skynet to resort to time travel to try to kill Sarah and establish its own existence.[1]
Characters[]
Resistance and the associates | Skynet | Human antagonists |
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- Machines
Timeline[]
Chronology[]
- T2: Infiltrator
- T2: Rising Storm
- T2: The Future War
Continuity notes[]
Terminator references[]
Real-world references[]
- Burger King is mentioned.
- Mel Gibson is mentioned.
- Copper Kings is mentioned.
- James and the Giant Peach is mentioned.