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Synopsis
A man hunts for lost knowledge in a future society that’s reverted to a primitive tribal state in this novel by the author of Way Station.
More than a thousand years have passed since humankind intentionally destroyed its treacherous technology, choosing to revert back to a primitive tribal state. In this society the rusting brain cases of long-inert robots are considered trophies, and the scant knowledge that has survived is doled out to an inquisitive few in monastery-like “universities.” It is at one such center of learning that young Tom Cushing first reads of the legendary “Place of Going to the Stars,” rumored to exist on a high butte somewhere in the western part of the land. Driven by enthusiasm and an insatiable need to track the myth to its source, Tom sets out on an amazing trek across what was once called “America,” teaming up with a witch, the world’s last remaining robot, and other odd companions. But all the astonishing discoveries and dangers they encounter along the way will pale before the revelations that await them at journey’s end.
Clifford D. Simak, award-winning science fiction Grand Master, offers a breathtaking vision of the future that is both dystopian and hopeful in equal measure. In A Heritage of Stars, he boldly displays the heart, intelligence, and awesome imaginative powers that have established him as one of the all-time greatest authors of speculative fiction.
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“To read science-fiction is to read Simak. The reader who does not like Simak stories does not like science-fiction at all.” —Robert A. Heinlein
“Just about any work by Simak deserves to be considered a classic.” —SFBook.com
“One of the great makers of science fiction . . . The man shines through.” —Jack Williamson
About the Author
During his fifty-five-year career, Clifford D. Simak produced some of the most iconic science fiction stories ever written. Born in 1904 on a farm in southwestern Wisconsin, Simak got a job at a small-town newspaper in 1929 and eventually became news editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, writing fiction in his spare time.
Simak was best known for the book City, a reaction to the horrors of World War II, and for his novel Way Station. In 1953 City was awarded the International Fantasy Award, and in following years, Simak won three Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award. In 1977 he became the third Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and before his death in 1988, he was named one of three inaugural winners of the Horror Writers Association’s Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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- PublisherMagnum Books
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0417028407
- ISBN 13 9780417028408
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages219
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Chris Moore -- Cover Art (illustrator). Reprint. Colour illustrated paperback binding (wraparound), by Chris Moore, with gold and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. In a world where technology has been lost and destroyed there are pockets of knowledge retained. From such a place a young man sets out to find "Place of Going to the Stars". On his journey he meets many strange and wonderful people, and, when he finally gets to the jumping off place with he finds " . wonder abounds almost at the edge of the universe. A new challenge, for man to rediscover his destiny, filled his heritage and to recover this lost knowledge." Â from rear panel blurb. A previous owner has placed clear contact plastic on the book. Tanning of the text block edges and panels. A previous owner has placed a number to the top right hand corner of the half title page. Fading of the back strip. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 219, [1] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Chris Moore -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0417028407. ISBN/EAN: 9780417028408. Inventory No: 0288565. Seller Inventory # 0288565
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