The world of Nulaperion has evolved in self-imposed isolation from the rest of Terran-based civilization for centuries. It is a world populated by millions, living in vast, labyrinthine underground cities carved out of the planet's bedrock, in strata created and maintained by extraordinary organic technologies. It is a world where society too is rigidly stratified and hierarchical - the majority living lives of near-medieval deprivation, hardship and cruelty in the lower strata, denied such fundamental rights and liberties ...
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The world of Nulaperion has evolved in self-imposed isolation from the rest of Terran-based civilization for centuries. It is a world populated by millions, living in vast, labyrinthine underground cities carved out of the planet's bedrock, in strata created and maintained by extraordinary organic technologies. It is a world where society too is rigidly stratified and hierarchical - the majority living lives of near-medieval deprivation, hardship and cruelty in the lower strata, denied such fundamental rights and liberties as free speech and ruled over by the seemingly omnipotent Logic Lords and Oracles- supra-human beings who, through their ability to truecast, predict the future and so determine the fate of the people and maintain the status quo. But what the Oracles failed to foresee was the chance encounter between one of the mythic Pilots and young Tom Corcorigan, the son of a craftsman from the lower levels. As the doomed Pilot flees the murderous attention of the authoritarian proctors, she passes a small info-crystal to Tom, one that holds the key to mu-space and a very different destiny for Nulaperion and its oppressed peoples. In accepting the crystal, Tom takes the fi
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Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
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03/05/2001
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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2001
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03/31/2001
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Acceptable. Paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
