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A stunning achievement in speculative fiction, A Voyage to Arcturus has inspired, enchanted, and unsettled readers for decades. It is simultaneously an epic quest across one of the most unusual and brilliantly depicted alien worlds ever conceived, a profoundly moving journey of discovery... read more
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- Nightspore
- Krag
- Corpang
- Spadevil
- Gangnet
- Gleameil
- Panawe
- Muspel
- Sullenbode
- Polecrab
- Hator
- Joiwind
- Digrung
- Leehallfae
- Sant
- Crystalman
- Crimtyphon
- Dreamsinter
- Mrs. Trent
- Lang
- Mrs. Jameson
- Faull
- Backhouse
- Swaylone
Setting & Locations edit
- Tormance
- Faceny
- Alppain
- Lichstorm
- Sarclash
- Ifdawn
- Matterplay
- Barey
- Threal
- Ocean
- Poolingdred
- Hampstead
- Scotland
First Sentence edit
On a March evening, at eight o'clock, Backhouse, the medium - a fast-rising star in the psychic world - was ushered into the study at 'Prolands', the Hampstead residence of Montague Faull.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 37 of 37 in Millennium/Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by The History of the Runestaff, and followed by Darker Than You Think.
This is book 33 of 200 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)
Preceded by The Horror Horn and Other Stories: The Best Horror Stories of E. F. Benson; Selected and Introduced by Alexis Lykiard, and followed by The Trial.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Lindsay (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1920
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 303
Publisher: Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1920
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 303
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- Dewey: 828'.912
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