Synopsis
In the aftermath of a chemical war, Europe has become a disintegrating world populated by a traumatized people. Colin Charteris finds himself proclaimed a saviour, leading a crusade he neither understands nor can hope to win. The author also wrote "Life in the West".
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'...an extraordinary book - a dark, sombre, sustained vision...dense and powerful' -- The Listener
About the Author
Brian Aldiss, born in 1925, is one of the most prolific authors of both general and science fiction. In a writing career stretching from 1955 to the present he has published over seventy books. He has also been an influential compiler of science fiction anthologies. A Science Fiction Omnibus is available as a Penguin Modern Classic.
Faber have reissued six of his best science fiction titles: Earthworks, Cryptozoic!, Barefoot in the Head, Galaxies like Grains of Sand, The Dark Light Years and The Shape of Further Things.
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