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Helliconia spring / Brian Aldiss

by Brian W. Aldiss

Following his father's capture by phagors, Yuli joins a subterranean priesthood that worships the dark. He eventually returns to the surface to found the city of Oldorando, rejecting his religious faith in favour of his people.

Accession 32000 ISBN 0224018434 Publisher Jonathan Cape
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