Item #28147 GATHER, DARKNESS! Fritz Leiber.

GATHER, DARKNESS!

New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1950. Octavo, cloth. First edition. "In a theocratic future society, ruled by totalitarian means, rebel scientists are know as "witches." The hero is a member of the Church hierarchy who is torn between his ostensible duty and what he knows to be right. Leiber's first novel, and an example of 40s magazine sf at its most sophisticated." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 153. "Solid SF and the forerunner of later novels involving the role of religion and science." - Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-250. Author's second book and first novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-652. Bleiler, The Guide To Supernatural Fiction 1003. In 333. Lower front corner bumped, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and corner tips, closed tear to upper right front panel with tape repair to verso, tape reinforcement to verso of upper spine panel. (28147). Item #28147

Price: $150.00

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