Forsake the Sky

by Tim Powers
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Description

His crime: unwilling witness to a political assassination. So the new régime condems Frank Rovzar to slavery in the uranium mines of the Orestes system. But Frank eludes his captors and, like all outlaws, flees to Understreet - a vast subterranean city and a haven for all wanted men. Frank is quickly drawn into Understreet way of life - earning his living as forger, thief, killer. But he never loses sight of his main ambition - to see the rightful government restored.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatSkirmish-Heavy

Details

First published
May 1976
Pages
217
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Series
Standalone

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