A Pliocene Companion
Published on 20. June 2013
220 pages
978-0-230-77060-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Saga of the Exiles, Julian May's much loved and critically-acclaimed science fiction series, was an International bestseller in the 1980s, captivating readers with its richly detailed story of the Tanu and Furvulag. This Pliocene Companion is essential reading for all fans of the Saga, new and old alike. Inside there is a descriptive listing of all the characters, a chronology, the author's original maps, three interviews with Julian May herself, and a selective bibliography. The glossary gives information on metapsychology, on the futuristic science of the Galactic Milieu, and on the exotic world of the Tanu and Firvulag. Beyond that, it offers readers a chance to explore further the surroundings of a world 6,000,000 years in the past.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 16 years
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,79 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-230-77060-7 (9780230770607)
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Born in 1931, Julian May sold her first short story to John W. Campbell's Astounding magazine in 1951. But she didn't return to genre fiction until the 1980s. May then wrote the phenomenally successful Saga of the Exiles, followed by the Galactic Milieu series. The Many-Coloured Land, the first in the Saga of the Exiles series,won the Locus Best Novel Award and was shortlisted for numerous other high-profile genre awards.
