๐ Fiction
๐
1987
๐ English
โ 201 KB
โฆ LIBER โฆ
Penal Colony
- Publisher
- Ballantine
- Year
- 1987;1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Edition
- 1st Ballantine Books ed
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
From Library Journal
Only violent criminals are brought to the island penal colony of Sert. Gunships circle the waters. There are no warders and no rules. There is only the Community, which provides a rigidly imposed order in exchange for a modicum of security and comfort. Madmen and sociopaths roam beyond the gates. Into this world descends Anthony John Routledge, sentenced for a crime he did not commit. Before Routledge is permitted to join the Community, he survives assault, attempted buggery, and murder, and kills three men. Then, the elders draft him to work on a plan to escape. They succeed, achieving victory both against those who condemned them and the barbarians who wait outside the gates to destroy them. A gripping novel, as thriller or novel of ideas. David Keymer, SUNY Coll. of Technology, Utica
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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