Description |
xxi, 342 pages ; 22 cm |
Summary |
It is the twenty-first century, and England is a republic governed by a ruling elite, one of whom, Adrian, Earl of Windsor, has introduced a Cumbrian boy to the circle. This outsider, Lionel Verney, narrates a tale of complicated, tragic love, and of the gradual extermination of the human race by plague.--From publisher's description |
Notes |
"A Bison book" |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page xxv-xxvi) |
Subject |
Fantasy fiction.
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Plague -- Fiction.
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Twenty-first century -- Fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Apocalyptic fiction.
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Fiction.
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Author |
Luke, Hugh J., 1932-
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LC no. |
65019465 |
ISBN |
080329350X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9780803293502 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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