The Fifth Head of Cerberus
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
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Summary
On the twin colony planets of Saintes Anne and Croix, civilization is a mix of the archaic and the futuristic, with slavery and advanced science co-existing. Were the shapeshifting alien inhabitants of Sainte Anne exterminated by the colonists, or did they kill the humans and adopt their identity?
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The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe
Far from Earth two sister planets, Sainte Anne and Sainte Croix, circle each other. It is said that a race of shapeshifting aliens once lived here, only to become extinct when human colonists arrived. But one man believes they still exist, somewhere out in the wilderness. In The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Gene Wolfe brilliantly interweaves three tales: a scientist's son gradual discovery of the bizarre secret of his heritage; a young man's mythic dreamquest for his darker half; the mystifying chronicle of an anthropologist's seemingly-arbitrary imprisonment. Gradually, a mesmerising pattern emerges.
SALES POINTS * #8 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written * 'A subtle, ingenious, poetic, and picturesque book ... Wolfe is so good he leaves me speechless' -- Ursula Le Guin * 'A truly extraordinary work. One of the most cunningly wrought narratives in the whole of modern SF, a masterpiece of misdirection, subtle clues and apparently casual revelations' -- Science Fiction: 100 Best Novels
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781857988178 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857988175 |
| Title | The Fifth Head of Cerberus |
| Author | Gene Wolfe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1999-04-08 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |