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The jewels of Aptor

Samuel R. Delany · 1962 · Novel

Setting: 1962

Synopsis

Delany's first novel, written when he was about 19. The story follows a small group through a post-nuclear war future setting, on a quest to rescue a priestess of the goddess Argo from the land of the dark god Hama. If you're going to start reading his science fiction novels, this would be a good start - or read it after reading several of his later ones and gain an interesting perspective on his evolution as an author. For a book written in 1962 by a nineteen-year-old, it is imaginative and extraordinary.

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Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: radiationmutationsquestreligionadventurewarsailingshipsexplorationIslands

isfdb_id: 4036

openlibrary_id: OL56832W

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