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In a postapocalyptic future, the Hierarchy of the Great God controls technology and, with it, thecommoners. Brother Armon Jarles, a young priest, becomes enraged and speaks out against thechurch. When he is claimed by the forces of evil, the Hierarchy finds itself in a fight with witches--and with technology that could match its own. Stefan Rudnicki reads this story, originally serializedin ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in 1943, with deep, sinister intonations that hint of menaceand a bit of devilishness. His character voices lean to the unusual, adding to the mood of anunsettling but fascinating world. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine--
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GATHER, DARKNESS! is a science-fiction classic. It tells the story of Armon Jarles, a man on theedge, living amidst the disputes of two rival powers at large in the world. 360 years after a nuclear holocaust ravaged mankind, throwing society back into the dark ages, the world is fraught withchaos and superstition. The new rulers over the masses of humanity are the techno-priests of theGreat God, endowed with scientific knowledge lost to the rest of humanity. Jarles, originally of peasant...read more
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Wow!!
, September 17, 2000Reviewer:
This is the first book of Leiber's that I have read and I am very impressed. Though the book waswritten in the 1950's it is able to transend 40 odd years and still be relevent in todays thinking. Themost interesting twist is how Leiber moved away from science explaining the supernatural toscience using the supernatural to maintain control on an ignorant society of peasents. Another impressive twist to the book was Leiber's ability to move the focus of the novel from between threedifferent, yet important characters, without any interuption. I can not wait to read more of his books.
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