Gods of Xuma (Daw, UE1833) [Paperback]

David J. Lake (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: DAW; 1st edition (June 7, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879978333
• ISBN-13: 978-0879978334
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,224,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Australian SF Reader, August 7, 2007

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This review is from: Gods of Xuma (Daw, UE1833) (Paperback)

Barsoom for real, sort of.


A group on a spaceship ends up on a planet that, according to one of the crew who happens to be an Edgar Rice Burroughs fan, bears more than a passing resemblance to Barsoom.

However, the locals have a big more in common with those in the Left Hand of Darkness, etc., than would be expected of a group of Dejah Thoris types.

This crew ends up staying, and because of their technology and method of arrival have influence in a society that is deliberately designed to be stable and not progress or use energy hungry technologies.