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A spaceship crash-lands on the planet the crew names, Lucifer —
Son of the Morning. Full of hope and excitement, the six explorers
encounter an alien world full of bat-winged monsters, painted witches,
and armies of pygmy cannibals. But for each threat, objects of great
beauty await them, blue fireflies, red-green forest, vast mountains, and
deep seas. With ever-dwindling supplies, and a war in the making,
these adventurers embark on one of the most fascinating journeys of survival
in science fiction... somewhere West of the Sun. Cover art by Rob
Alexander.
Edgar Pangborn
was awarded the third annual Cordwainer
Smith Rediscovery Award at Torcon 3, the 2003 Worldcon in Toronto,
Ontario Canada. Additional information may be found at the Locus
web site.
"I read West of the Sun after learning that Pangborn
was going to be awarded the Rediscovery Award this year. I
enjoyed its reflective qualities especially. The characters
became real to me, and I cared about what happened to them even
though the war part went on a bit long for my taste. I found
the ending quietly hopeful in a way that I could resonate to.
There is a lot of love in Pangborn, along with a keen awareness
of human stupidity. Resonated with that, too!"
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| – Rosana Hart, daughter of Paul Linebarger (a.k.a. Cordwainer
Smith) |
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