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Morton Cargill, a former lieutenant, is dragged from his final days 400 years earlier and thrust into a distant world where the Shadows, a wall‑penetrating force, hold power. Accused of an accidental murder committed in the past, Cargill must navigate a society where weapons have no effect and the very fabric of reality is contested. Yet the Shadows fear the Planiacs, a distant celestial race that watches from above and believes that keeping Cargill alive preserves their own continuation. Cargill finds himself hunted by one group and held in check by another, caught in a deadly struggle of intellect, technology, and survival.
First publish date: 1953
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: A. E. van Vogt
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