Dark Is the Sun cover art

Dark Is the Sun

Preview

Get 30 days of Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30-day free trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options
Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

About this listen

Fifteen billion years from now, Earth is a dying planet, its skies darkened by the ashes of burned-out galaxies, its molten core long cooled. The sunless planet is nearing the day of final gravitational collapse in the surrounding galaxy. Mutations and evolution have led to a great disparity of life-forms, while civilization has resorted to the primitive.

Young Deyv of the Turtle Tribe knew nothing of his world's history or its fate. He lived only to track down the wretched Yawtl who had stolen his precious Soul Egg. Joined by other victims of the same thief - the feisty Vana and the plant-man Sloosh - the group sets off across a nightmare landscape of monster-haunted jungle and wetland. Their search leads them ultimately to the jeweled wasteland of the Shemibob, an ageless being from another star who knows Earth's end is near and holds the only key to escape.

©1979 Philip José Farmer (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Solar System Interstellar

Critic reviews

An epic adventure by the author of the award-winning Riverworld series.
"Farmer is as inventive as ever, and it is a joy to sit down with a book which is this much fun....Highly recommended." ( Science Fiction Collector)
"The story proceeds briskly, with fresh inventions on every page, while the characters' original quest grows increasingly complex. The particularly exotic settings and earthlike flora and fauna lend an atmospheric touch." ( Fantasy and Science Fiction)
All stars
Most relevant
good old Philip jose farmer style :)
just a nice story to hear, nothing too fancy except enjoy it's timeless charm

good old Philip jose farmer style :)

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

This is basically a shaggy dog epic. Characters unlikeable, goal constantly shifting. Ugh. I bought this because I enjoyed Farmer's Riverworld series, but this is a huge miss.

Unpolished

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.