Davy (novel)

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Davy is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Edgar Pangborn. It is set in the Northeastern United States some centuries after an atomic war ended high-technology civilization, with some scenes on an unnamed Atlantic island.

The novel is a bildungsroman, following its title character, Davy (no last name is ever given) as he grows to manhood in a pseudo-medieval society dominated by a Church that actively suppresses technology...in particular, banning "anything that may contain atoms."

Davy begins as an indentured servant in an inn, but escapes, and most of the novel is concerned with his adventures. The book is written as though Davy himself were writing his memoirs, with footnotes by people who knew him.