Pre-Owned Fugue for a Darkening Island (Paperback) by Christopher Priest

from ropie

A lesser work of Christopher Priest, but solid and well worth reading nonetheless. Very much in the vein of Death of Grass by John Christopher, but concerning a nuclear holocaust in Africa, this is stirring reading with some graphic violence and sexual content.

from john257hopper

I'm not quite sure what to make of this one. The political scenario seems implausible and some of the language used to describe black people seems out of date and rather unpleasant, partly due to changes since the book was published in 1972, partly due to the racial and political tensions inheren...

from john257hopper

I'm not quite sure what to make of this one. The political scenario seems implausible and some of the language used to describe black people seems out of date and rather unpleasant, partly due to changes since the book was published in 1972, partly due to the racial and political tensions inheren...

from iftyzaidi

A disturbing vision of a society, and a marriage, in the throes of a complete breakdown. The protaganist is particularly dislikable.

from agingcow2345

Think of this as a companion volume to Camp of the Saints. Its an end of the world tale set in England. Book was published in 1972 so presume its setting is late 60's-mid 70's. The POV is an unappealing ex-university instructor. The other main character is his equally unappealing wife. As a reade...