num_pages: 151
description: After the apocalypse the world is neatly divided.Rational civilization rests with the Professors in their steel and concrete villages; marauding tribes of Barbarians roam the surrounding jungles; mutilated Out People inhabit the burnt scars of cities.But Marianne, a Professor's daughter, is carried away into the jungle--a grotesque vegetable paradise--where she will become the captive bride of Jewel, the proud and beautiful Barbarian. There she will witness the savage rituals of the snake worshippers, indulge her voluptuous, virginal fantasies, taste the forbidden fruit of chaos...Erotic, exotic, and bizarre, HEROES AND VILLAINS is a post-apocalyptic romance, a gripping adventure story, a colourful embroidery of religion and magic and, not least, a dispassionate vision of life beyond our brave nuclear world.
language: English
title: Heroes and Villains
titlecomplete: Heroes and Villains (King Penguin)
genres: Classics, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic, 20th Century, Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 2703
publisher: King Penguin