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Thomas Burnett Swann (1928-1976) earned a distinguished reputation among writers of science fiction, one that caused his enthusiastic following to nominate him again and again for awards. Unique in his talent, his novels dealt not with the far future, but with the enigma of the past. Prior to the dawn of human history, the Earth did not belong solely to humanity -- there were other intelligent species still fighting a last-stand battle against extinction.Remembered today only in legend, show more these are creatures of the trees and water, beings that combined beast and man, with strange lore of their own and sciences lost to the human victors. GREEN PHOENIX is a tour-de-force of the final stronghold of the prehumans against the last legion of fallen Troy. "He writes his own golden thing his own way..." --Theodore Sturgeon, The New York Times "Swann's neo-romantic fantasies of the past are unique. He uses the stuff of myth with twists and inventions all his own." --The Village Voice After being unavailable for many years, the complete works of Thomas Burnett Swann are being reprinted by Wildside Press -- all 16 novels and the complete short stories. show lessTags
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Weak book with plot. Couldn't finish and I won't advice to anyone.
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For my part, I was quite pleased with the way Swann crafted this tale. At this point in his career, Swann was at the top of his game, and one can only wonder if, were he writing today (an age when mediocrities think nothing of slamming the market with 900-page, self-satisfied multi-volume "epics"), he would finally have delivered his own Odyssey, a true fantasy classic to be passed down the ages.
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45+ Works 2,120 Members
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- Canonical title
- Green phoenix
- Original title
- Green phoenix
- Original publication date
- 1972
- First words
- "Aeneas must die."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"...A dragonfly."
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- Languages
- English, French, German, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 7
