The Atheling

Grace Chetwin

Original title: The atheling

earliest edition we have, 1988 Corgi, 1990 415 pages

The Last legacy tetralogy ;

Synopsis - The Atheling – Heir to the Kingdom – In the year 2047, on an Earth ravaged by ‘limited’ nuclear war, this archaic word may hold the key to mankind’s survival. As nations escalate the arms race in a futile attempt to stave off a final holocaust, strange messages are received from a far distant planet. As one brave man fights to save Earth from imminent devastation, his actions are paralleled on a twin world...

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The Atheling edition · 1991 · Roc · 384 pages · 9780451451101
The atheling. edition · 1990 · Corgi · 415 pages
The atheling edition · 1988 · T. Doherty Associates · 445 pages

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