The Heads of Cerberus - Softcover

Stevens, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881840904 ISBN 13: 9780881840902

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub, 1984

Synopsis

Five friends enter a parallel world where time flows faster, and encounter a strange and mysterious Philadelphia in the year 2118

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From the Back Cover:

Capped by a silver figure of Cerberus, the three-headed hound that guards the gates of Hell, an ancient glass vial contains ordinary-looking dust. Once inhaled, however, the dust exhibits extraordinary powers, transporting a trio of adventurers from the early twentieth century to the year 2118. The time-travelers emerge into Philadelphia's brutal totalitarian state, where the city hall is a temple, a statue of William Penn is worshipped as an idol, and the citizens are crushed under the religious tyranny of the Penn Service and its Superlatives.
This 1919 classic was the first alternate-world fantasy. Loaded with action and humor, the imaginative extravaganza anticipates the work of Philip K. Dick. Author Francis Stevens--actually Gertrude Bennett, a pioneer of science fiction and fantasy--was praised by H. P. Lovecraft as ranking among "the top grade of writers," and her dystopian political and social satire continues to captivate modern readers.
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About the Author:

Gertrude Barrows Bennett (1883–1948), writing under the pseudonym of Francis Stevens, was the first woman author of science fiction/fantasy to be widely published in the United States. Regarded as the creator of dark fantasy, she wrote pioneering short stories, novellas, and novels in the developing field of science fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0881840904
• ISBN 13: 9780881840902
• Binding: Paperback