The People Beyond the Wall

by Stephen Tall
pseudonym of Compton Newby Crook
Cover by Gino D'Achille

DAW Books First Edition
DAW Book Number 386

Description: Mass market paperback book published by DAW Books in 1980. The copyright page states 'First Printing, May 1980' and the printing status bar is complete, making this a first printing. A paperback original. In 1983, the Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Memorial Award was established by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society in his name for best first science fiction novel in a given year.

From the back cover: Beyond the map - The original premise of science fiction - the foundation stone - was the tale of the discovery of a lost land or an unknown civilization. From Plato's Atlantis and Swift's Lilliput, Butler's Erewhon, and the beloved works of Haggard, Burroughs and Merritt, "Lost Race" novels have been the favorites of millions. But time and exploration seem to have abandoned this engaging theme.

Yet here is a new one, written with all the color and feel that marks the work of the masters, which manages to place the lost land within the context of today and get away with it. Stephen Tall's tale of two Alaskan explorers who burrowed beneath a vast glacier to find themselves beyond the maps of today, where a strong primitive people made life free from crises, wars, and social disasters.

The People Beyond the Wall will delight everyone who loves a good adventure - and especially those who yearn for a new Alan Quatermain, a new Tarzan, a new Gulliver.

Condition: Binding - near fine, appears unread, minor edgewear, slight rubbing, spine faded, minor soiling, no spine or cover reading creases, corners slightly bumped, insides of covers browning slightly around the edges. Dust jacket - none, as issued.

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