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When a peaceful nation of well-organized peasants is overrun by the army of an expanding industrialized neighbour, the people of Çiron must forge a pact with the strange and fearsome race of flying humans dwelling high above in the mountains.
In scenes of excellent bloodshed, the invaders are routed at the end – but the outcome is by no means obvious, despite the aid of a renegade invader, Lieutenant Kire, and, more significantly, of the winged people, regal, fierce, libidinous, leathery masters of the sky.
The gloriously strange fantasy world comes newly alive in Delany’s masterful prose – the setting was first used by him in 1962 in a short story. He nudges into the light many less than obvious truths about character. His unique talent for getting inside physical sensations and making them tangible with words, significant in shaping outlook, is much in evidence and ensures that the strategies employed by both sides in the bloody conflict are nailbitingly uncertain.
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Samuel Ray 'Chip' Delany, Jr was born in Harlem in 1942, and published his first novel at the age of just 20. As author, critic and academic, his influence on modern genre fiction has been profound and he remains one of science fiction's most important and discussed writers. He has won the Hugo Award twice and the Nebula Award four times, including consecutive wins for Babel-17 and The Einstein Intersection.
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SURRENDER TO THE FORCES OF MYETRA!
A small pastoral village is invaded without warning by the armies of a distant empire sweeping across the world. Facing mortal danger for the first time in their history, the villagers must forge a pact with the strange and fearsome race of flying people dwelling high above in the mountains.
"'They Fly at Ciron' is vivid and succinct…the extraordinary clarity of detail that has always been his hallmark now serves the purpose of probing, mature, post-romantic mind busy investigating the nature of humanity, culture, nurture, nations and war"
LOCUS
"An extraordinarily satisfying experience"
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"Vintage Delany in his finest fantasy mode"
URSULA K. LE GUIN
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Paperback. Condition: Good (ex-library). Paperback. 222 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, UK, 1998. *** CONDITION: This book is in good (ex-library) condition. More specifically: Text and spine/cover marked with Library stamps, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Cover is protected in clear, self-adhesive laminate. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: When a peaceful nation of well-organized peasants is overrun by the army of an expanding industrialized neighbour, the people of Ciron must forge a pact with the strange and fearsome race of flying humans dwelling high above in the mountains. In scenes of excellent bloodshed, the invaders are routed at the end - but the outcome is by no means obvious, despite the aid of a renegade invader, Lieutenant Kire, and, more significantly, of the winged people, regal, fierce, libidinous, leathery masters of the sky. The gloriously strange fantasy world comes newly alive in Delany's masterful prose - the setting was first used by him in 1962 in a short story. He nudges into the light many less than obvious truths about character. His unique talent for getting inside physical sensations and making them tangible with words, significant in shaping outlook, is much in evidence and ensures that the strategies employed by both sides in the bloody conflict are nailbitingly uncertain. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0006499392. ISBN/EAN: 9780006499398. Inventory No: 25040350. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 25040350
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