MixedThis was a gift from a friend. I actually read it, thought it was decent.
The slaves of Heaven (1974)
Others: Mixed Edmund Cooper meets Jean Auel in this clash of civilisations yarn. A decidedly racy start gives way to more standard Cooper fare. The people of Earth have been reduced to a hunter gatherer existence. It's a tough dog eat dog world made more difficult still by mysterious predators who seem only to take the tribes women?
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- 9780340223376
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- 191 pages
Genres: science fiction
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