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Description edit
Living out his final days in a small midwestern town, an embittered elderly man, Alden Dennis Weer, explores his unique imagination, which has the power to obliterate time and reshape reality. Reprint.
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Characters/People edit
- Mr. Weer: Add a description of this character.
- Olivia
- Mr. Macafee
- Julius Smart
- Mrs. Lorn
- Stewart Blaine
- Dan
- Doris
- Jack
- Lois
- Margie
- Jimmy
- Robert
- Mr. Tilly
- Peacock
- Dr. Van Ness
- Kate Boyne
- Mr. Gold
- Brandon
- Margaret
- Molly
- Mr. Ricepie
- Alden
- Aaron
- Hannah
- Miss Birkhead
- Carl
- Quantrill
- Doherty
- Finn
- Bella
- Tom
- Mrs. Perkins
- Mary
- Joe
- Mrs. Brice
- Charlie
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
THE ELM TREE planted by Eleanor Bold, the judge's daughter, fell last night.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 28 of 37 in Millennium/Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by Suldrun's Garden, and followed by The Dragon Waiting.
This is book 160 of 200 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)
Preceded by Nightshade, and followed by The year of the sex olympics, and other TV plays.
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gene Wolfe (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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