Radix (novel)

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Radix
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First edition
Author A. A. Attanasio
Cover artistFred Marcellino
LanguageEnglish
Series Radix Tetrad
Genre Science fiction
Publisher William Morrow
Publication date
1981
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages467
ISBN 0-688-00135-1
OCLC 7306214
813/.54 19
LC Class PS3551.T74 R3
Followed by In Other Worlds  

Radix is a science fiction novel by American writer A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981. [1] It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981. [2] It is the first of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984. [3]

Contents

Radix is the story of a young man's odyssey of self-discovery, from dangerous adolescent to warrior, from outcast to near-god, in a far-future Earth dramatically changed from the one we know. [4]

Characters

Sumner Kagan's alter-egos

Sumner's companions

Minor characters

The Delph

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Arthur B (14 October 2007). "Reading Canary: The Radix Tetrad". FerretBrain: Reviews, Articles and Shiny Things. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ""1981 Nebula Awards"". Nebula Awards: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. Alfred Angelo Attanasio. "The Tetrad". The Radix Tetrad. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. Alfred Angelo Attanasio. "Radix". The Radix Tetrad. Retrieved 10 May 2017.