Title: The Shadow of Alpha
Title Record # 4051
Author: Charles L. Grant
Date: 1976-06-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Parric
Series Number: 1
Language: English
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Author: Charles L. Grant
Date: 1976-06-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Parric
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Synopsis: Introducing Parric: an ordinary civil servant being ground up in a mill of paperwork, who is given a chance to work on an experimental government project--to live secretly in a town entirely populated by androids - whose very existence, if it were known, would disrupt society - something the repressive society does not want.
But Parric is happy in his secret village, protected by a force-field from outsiders, in contact with only a very few others in similar positions in other secret villages. Protected, until war breaks out and civilization outside falls in the horrifying Plaguewind. Then the experimental androids, affected by the plague in strange ways become killers! Parric must escape his village, then trek across the desolated countryside, in danger from the surviving mobs of plague victims, to the control center of the secret android project, in an attempt to join other men in starting a new civilization. (from the back cover of the Berkley Medallion first edition)
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Shadow of Alpha | 1976-06-00 | C. L. Grant | Berkley Medallion | 0-425-03143-8 / Z3143 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
215 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Richard Powers | |
The Shadow of Alpha | date unknown | Charles L. Grant | Crossroad Press | $2.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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Reviews
- Review by Monte Davis (1976) in The Science Fiction Review Monthly, October 1976
- Review by Mary S. Weinkauf (1977) in Delap's F & SF Review, February 1977