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A Clash of Cymbals

James Blish (1959)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.44

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant HeroLast Survivor

Synopsis

Earth is finished as a galactic power. From the heart of the Milky Way come the first tentative strands of the Web of Hercules -- the strange culture that is destined to be the next great civilisation in the galaxy. All this was of little concern to the contented citizens of New Earth, secure in their corner of the Great Magellanic Cloud. Only Amalfi dreams restlessly of the old, nomadic days. But then an old friend returns, bringing some unimaginably bad news...

Tags

Space OperaClassic Sci-FiDying Earth