The Falling Torch
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| The Falling Torch | |
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 Cover of the first edition |
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| Author(s) | Algis Budrys |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Pyramid Books |
| Publication date | 1959 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 158 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
The Falling Torch is a 1959 science fiction novel by Algis Budrys. A 1999 Baen Books edition was "very slightly rewritten, and includes one entirely new chapter.[1]
[edit] Plot summary
The novel is about a group of freedom fighters who attempt the nearly hopeless task of liberating planet Earth from the grip of a race of alien invaders. The story has obvious overtones of freeing the author's homeland (Lithuania) from its Soviet occupiers.
[edit] Reception
Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the novel as "crackling good."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Algis Budrys, "Books", F&SF, April 1991, p.30
- ^ "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1962, p.194
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. pp. 73. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
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