explorer / books · 1965
Davy
Edgar Pangborn’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 1964 by St. Martin's Press · 308 pages
Hugo · 1965
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Synopsis
Centuries after nuclear war destroyed civilization, the red-haired orphan Davy grows up in a repressive theocratic society dominated by the Holy Murcan Church, which forbids books, free thought, and technology. Through picaresque adventures he joins a society of heretics working to restore enlightenment, but their efforts provoke a Church-backed rebellion that forces them to flee by sea into the unknown.
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