A uniquely powerful novel of a society in decay. On a planet whose very nature is a mystery a massive decrepit city is pulled along a massive railway track, laying the line down before it as it progresses into the wilderness.
The society within toils under an oppressive regime, its structures always on the point of collapse, the lives of its individuals lived in misery. No one knows where they are going, why they are going or what they will find when they get there.
The ending of the novel provides one of the most profound twists in SF.
| ISBN: | 9780575082106 |
| Publication date: | 13th May 2010 |
| Author: | Christopher Priest |
| Publisher: | Gollancz an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | SF Masterworks |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Science Fiction |
A uniquely powerful novel of a society in decay. On a planet whose very nature is a mystery a massive decrepit city is pulled along a massive railway track, laying the line down before it as it progresses into the wilderness.
The society within toils under an oppressive regime, its structures always on the point of collapse, the lives of its individuals lived in misery. No one knows where they are going, why they are going or what they will find when they get there.
The ending of the novel provides one of the most profound twists in SF.
Inverted World features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction
Inverted World is available in Ebook, Paperback
Inverted World was written by Christopher Priest and published by Gollancz an imprint of Orion
Inverted World has 304 pages
Yes it is part of SF Masterworks series
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