Two Science Fiction Adventures: The Skies Discrowned and An

Two Science Fiction Adventures: The Skies Discrowned and An Epitaph in Rust

<DIV><DIV><b>A special two-in-one edition by World Fantasy and Philip K. Dick award-winner Tim Powers, featuring <i>The Skies Discrowned</i>, about an oppressed universe in the violent throes of political revolt, and <i>An Epitaph in Rust</i>, which carries the reader to a future California rife with dark conspiracies and Shakespearean-caliber plots</b></div><DIV><BR>At the start of his celebrated careerâ€”before his widespread acclamation as one of the most original contemporary fantasists in Americaâ€”Tim Powers published a pair of exciting science fiction adventures. Long considered lost classics, these two novels were early indications that a true master had arrived on the science fiction/fantasy scene.<BR><BR>In <i>The Skies Discrowned</i>, a young artist and swordsman becomes a political criminal, marked for death after witnessing an assassination. Francisco Rovzarâ€™s strange odyssey through his planetâ€™s lawless underworld and his transformation from naÃ¯ve young boy to hardened freedom fighter is an intriguing adventure with action on every page. <BR><i><BR>An Epitaph in Rust </i>unfolds in a grim future Los Angeles, following a young man who escapes a bleak life of servitude in a monastery. Hunted for a seemingly insignificant transgression in a city driven mad by the mayorâ€™s explosive destruction and the subsequent murderous rampage of the android police, young Thomas finds refuge with a troupe of actors who have more than Shakespeare on their minds.</div></div>
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-07-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-07-30
Format	Kindle eBook

Two Science Fiction Adventures: The Skies Discrowned and An Epitaph in Rust

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