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The Green Millennium: A Positronic Book
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515420828
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Green Millennium is Fritz Leiber's witty and imaginative science fiction novel set in a future where advanced technology and hidden powers shape everyday life. In this strange and unpredictable world, humanity shares its cities with robots, mechanical servants, and curious devices that blur the boundaries between science and magic.
The story follows Jerry Cornelius, an ordinary clerk whose life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a mysterious and extraordinary creature known as a gummitch. This small, green, seemingly magical animal appears to bring luck and transformation wherever it goes. As Jerry becomes entangled in events surrounding the creature, he finds himself drawn into a world of conspiracies, strange technologies, and forces beyond his understanding.
First published in 1953, The Green Millennium reflects Leiber's distinctive blend of humor, speculative imagination, and philosophical curiosity. A master of both science fiction and fantasy, Leiber crafted a story that is at once playful and thought-provoking, exploring themes of chance, destiny, and the unexpected ways that small events can alter the course of human lives.
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