Stableford, Brian: FIREFLY

In the far future of Earth, the planet is dying. The cities have decayed, time is running down. Society has reverted to a more primitive way of life, much like that of the Middle Ages. Two men, Matthew and his brother John, the man who calls himself "Firefly," set out on a quest to find the time traveller, the one person who can give purpose to their existence, the one individual who can access past technology. The Firefly, he who lights his own way, seeks the age of Man's greatness, the time when the human race owned the stars, when great cities stood in places that have become the rust-bowls of the distant future.

Through the great dark forest of Holmchapel they travel, heading west, into the Vales of Stardene, near the mountains of Misty Mourning and the Singing Sea.

Finally they meet a dwarf who offers them the drug of time. But have they really travelled backward into history? Or is it all just another dream? Well-known novelist Brian Stableford here offers a poignant, thoughtful, provocative, and ultimately unforgettable vision of "The Dying Earth."

AUTHOR:Brian Stableford

COVER: paperback

PAGES: 160

LANGUAGE: english