The Steps of the Sun is a 1983 science fiction novel by the American author Walter Tevis. It is about a future energy crisis, and a world in which China has become the leading superpower.
The title is taken from William Blake's poem, "Ah! Sun-flower":
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Reviewer Dave Langford said, "Well written and characterized, this has an old-fashioned feel despite up-to-date lack of inhibitions." Dave Pringle's review said "I found this an irritating book, implausible, overlong, outdated and would-be risque."