Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany
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About this eBook
| Author | Delany, Samuel R., 1942- |
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| Title | Captives of the Flame |
| Note | Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
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| Summary | "Captives of the Flame" by Samuel R. Delany is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story is set in a dystopian future where the world is on the brink of war, and it follows Jon Koshar, a young man who has recently escaped from a penal camp, as he grapples with his sense of identity and freedom. The novel explores themes of power, societal decay, and the personal struggles of its characters against the backdrop of looming conflict. At the start of the book, the reader is introduced to Jon Koshar as he stumbles through an unfamiliar desert landscape, disoriented after his escape. As he begins to regain his senses, he recognizes remnants of a city he knows and is haunted by memories of the penal mines and his desire for freedom. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a larger world teetering on the edge of war, where characters like the forest guard Quorl and the ambitious merchant Cithon have their own stories intertwined with Jon's. The opening chapter sets up a complex narrative in which individual struggles reflect wider societal issues, hinting at the intertwined fates of all characters amid the encroaching crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 41905 |
| Release Date | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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