The Amsirs and the Iron Thorn
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Fawcett Gold Medal
Published: October 31, 1967
Place of publication: New York City, New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780231018524
Copyright date: 1967
Description: Honor White Jackson was a human being. But his planet was not Earth, nor his time Now. His world was dominated by a giant Iron Thorn. Beyond the reach of this tower there was, supposedly, nothing---except a frozen, airless desert where huge winged beasts called Amsirs roamed.

The duty of Jackson's caste was to hunt and kill the Amsir. And it was not until Jackson had made his first kill that he discovered the secret of his world. As the creature lay dying at his feet, Honor White Jackson partook of the fruit of knowledge. Forevermore he was committed to another life---and the bitter discovery of genius, cruelty, and the human paradox.
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