Firetime

Firetime
Authors
Anderson, Poul
Publisher
Baen Books
Tags
science fiction , red giants , adventure , fantasy
ISBN
9780671559007
Date
1974-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.29 MB
Lang
en
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SYNOPSIS;THE PLANET ISHTAR HAS THREE SUNS;BEL,THE REAL SUN,THE LIFE GIVER;EA,THE COMPANION WHO WARMS ISHTARAN SUMMERS;ANU,THE DEMON STAR.MOSTLY ANU IS SO FAR AWAY THAT IT IS JUST A LIGHT IN THE ISHTARAN SKY.BUT ONCE EVERY THOUSAND YEARS IT COMES CLOSE.IT IS THEN THAT THE BARBARIANS MUST FLEE THEIR SCORCHED LANDS,AND CIVILISATIONS FALL.THE NATIVES CALL THIS FIRE TIME.ALWAYS BEFORE ITS COMING HAD MEANT THE DEATH OF CIVILISATION.THIS TIME THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT-FOR THIS TIME THE HUMANS HAVE COME AND BROUGHT WITH THEM THEIR MAGICAL TECHNOLOGY.TOO BAD THAT THE HUMANS ARE SUDDENLY FACED WITH A WAR OF THEIR OWN-THEIR OWN FIRE TIME.