
The Gardens of Delight
#7166 of 8,085 books · #1870 in Science Fiction
Shortlisted for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1981).
Searching a mysterious planet for the colony founded by an earlier spaceship, the crew of the Schiaparelli discover a strange society that resembles Breugel's apocalyptic paintings.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- ISBN-13
- 9780671416041
- Genre
- Topics
- Lost colony explorationSurreal/dystopian societyArt and reality
Awards
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelShortlisted(1981)
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- Whores of Babylon (2011)0 wins · 3 score
- Deathhunter (2011)0 wins · 2 score
- The Martian Inca (2011)0 wins · 2 score
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