The landscape Norton paints is authentically blasted: ruined cities, huge piles of rusted machinery, and "blue areas" where radiation makes travel deadly, while her focus on the people at the bottom of the pecking order, fascination with nature coupled with tension between civilization's benefits and corruptions, established the thematic DNA of her later work.
| Country Of Origin | United States |
| Author | Andre Norton |
| Language | English |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Narrative Type | Fiction |
| Vintage | Yes |
| Intended Audience | Adults, Young Adults |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Publication Year | 1966 |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
| Topic | Science Fiction |
| Type | Hardcover |
| Era | 1960s |
| Book Series | NONE |
| Number Of Pages | 248 |
| Original Language | English |
A nice touch in this novel is the way it trusts the reader to connect dots.