Engine Summer

by John Crowley
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Description

In an underpopulated future world of isolated and highly varied cultures, a young man sets out to intentionally become a saint...and finds that sainthood is nothing like what he had imagined!

What it’s like

ThemeTransformation & Becoming

Awards

FinalistBSFA Award for Best Novel1981FinalistJohn W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1980FinalistLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1980

Details

First published
March 1979
Pages
196
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Publisher
Orion Publishing
Language
English
ISBN
9780575082816
Series
Standalone

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