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Chthon

By Piers Anthony

Book information

Year
1984
ISBN
9780425079829, 0425079821
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
509 kB (520841 bytes)
Pages
131\131
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Chthon was Piers Anthony’s first published novel in 1967, written over the course of seven years. He started it when he was in the US Army, so it has a long prison sequence that is reminiscent of that experience, being dark and grim. It features Aton Five, a space man who commits the crime of falling in love with the dangerous alluring Minionette and is therefore condemned to death in the subterranean prison of Chthon. It uses flashbacks to show how he came to know the Minionette, and flashforwards to show how he dealt with her after his escape from prison. The author regards this as perhaps the most intricately structured novel the science fantasy genre has seen. It was a contender for awards, but not a winner.

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