Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Barcelona Martínez Roca [1985]
User reviews
LibraryThing member RobertDay
This was a one-off novel by the winner of the 1975 Gollancz/Sunday Times SF Competition. It tells the story of Tansis, who is marooned on a planet where he cannot survive and where there is no chance of rescue.
He is not rescued. He does not survive. He takes 187 pages to die.
A clever and
He is not rescued. He does not survive. He takes 187 pages to die.
A clever and
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well-written book, but not one for the darker moments of the soul. Show Less
LibraryThing member Traveller1
A sad tale of an astronaut stranded on an alien planet when his mother ship is destroyed. He ingeniously struggles to survive, continually overcoming adversity, but as the years go by his technology wears out. His life becomes increasingly wearying as he has to work harder and harder. Finally he ...
Language
Original publication date
1975
Physical description
186 p.; 19 cm
ISBN
8427004729 / 9788427004726