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The Road to Sinharat: A Positronic Book
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781515449911
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Dec 7 2020
Pages: 50
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A classic tale of desert intrigue and interplanetary politics from Leigh Brackett, set upon her vivid and romantic Mars.
In The Road to Sinharat, Leigh Brackett returns to the red deserts and crumbling cities of her imagined Mars, where old empires linger and rebellion simmers beneath the surface. When a Terran agent ventures into forbidden territory, he finds himself entangled in a struggle that is as much cultural as political-a clash between colonial authority and ancient Martian pride.
Brackett's Mars is no sterile frontier but a world of wind-carved ruins, secretive tribes, and long memories. The journey to Sinharat leads through perilous landscapes and deeper moral ambiguities, as loyalties shift and survival demands uneasy alliances. Adventure and atmosphere combine in a story that captures the sweeping romance of planetary fiction while never losing sight of the human cost of power.
First published during the Golden Age of science fiction, The Road to Sinharat remains one of Brackett's most evocative Mars adventures, exemplifying her blend of hard-edged action and lyrical world-building.
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