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Fugue for a Darkening Plain

by Christopher Priest
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Description

Fugue - a glimpse into the future of Britain. At a time when the country is caught by civil conflict between a right-wing government and the liberal element, a third group arrives – refugee Africans from a continent devastated by nuclear attack. The country is ripe for a three-way civil war. Total breakdown in communications quickly follows and a nightmare situation grips the community. Alan Whitman, the central character of this frightening story, represents the view of the man-in-the-street. How will he cope with this situation when he has opted out all his life, from political, personal and moral decisisons?

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatWar-Torn
HorrorChilling

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Details

First published
1972
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult

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