This Fortress World [Mass Market Paperback]

James Gunn (Author)

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Publication Date: May 5, 1955

William Dane is a man with a nasty but valuable secret, one that all the cutthroats in the galaxy are itching to get their hands on. Dane must perfect the art of concealing himself from the crazed factions yearning for the power that this secret can give

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley (May 5, 1955)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425038815
• ISBN-13: 978-0425038819
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,326,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic SciFi, August 19, 2010

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James Gunn taught writing at Kansas University in Lawrence, Kansas. This book dates from the fifties and has the fallen empire feel of Asimov's Foundation series. This book is more personal and fraught with a dark and foreboding feeling of decay and isolation. A beautiful woman comes into the Cathedral, the monk on duty, using technology from another age, performs a personalized miracle for her. Before she leaves, she leaves an offering. On the street, the monk, intrigued by her beauty and odd behavior, watches her on the monitors as she is accosted by agents in black, has her feet cut off with an energy weapon and is carried away. The ovoid crystal stone she has left in the offering receptacle is taken by the monk and he becomes a marked man because the stone captures the hearts and minds of anyone who contacts it. He searches desparately for the woman, encountering odd characters of questionable provenance and motives. Join him in his frantic search for the woman, meaning, faith... history.