A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay

Science Fiction/Philosophy
Paperback (266 pgs.)

Maskull is invited on a voyage to the world of Tormance, which orbits the stars of Arcturus. Quickly accepting the offer, he finds himself lost on a confusing planet, meeting members of different races as he travels northward. In a few days on Tormance, he will experience what few can even imagine, stumbling through a world of extremes.

A philosophical fantasy using the lands of a new world to explore ideas, A Voyage to Arcturus seeks answers to the ultimate questions of existence. And there are answers, though the path carved out by David Lindsay is not an easy one. Like Stranger in a Strange Land and A Brave New World, Lindsay's work shows us the extraordinary promise of science fiction - the opportunity it affords us to examine reality through different eyes.