The Lion of Comarre & Against the Fall of NightIncluded are a novella set at the close of the 26th century, and a novel set in the almost unimaginable future; but both works have much in common. Both involve a search for unknown and mysterious goals, and in each case a young man dissatisfied with his environment. "Must human society evolve, in the end, to a state of near perfection that is also stagnant?" Both narratives provide a stirring and dramatic answer. |
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