explorer / books · 1969
Past Master
R. A. Lafferty
Published 1968 by Ace Books · 191 pages
Hugo Nominee 1969Nebula Nominee 1969
Science FictionSynopsis
On the utopian planet Astrobe, citizens are mysteriously abandoning paradise for the horrific slums of Cathead, and the ruling elite decide that only one man can solve the crisis: Sir Thomas More, plucked from 16th-century England via time travel. More quickly discovers that Astrobe's perfection masks a sinister reality.
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This was the author's debut novel
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US
ISBN
9780441653034