Burgess, Melvin

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In the not-too-distant future in a bombed-out London, Val Volson seeks peace between two warring clans by offering his daughter Signy in marriage to his blood rival.

In a far future, two warring gangs, the Conors and the Volsons, rule the ruins of London. When the leader of the Volsons gives his daughter Signy in marriage to the leader of the Conor family, the stage is set for a tale of vengeance and tragedy. This postmodern retelling of the…

In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families vie for control, until a proposed agreement to cement an alliance results in the marriage of young Signy Volson to the rival Conor.

The time is the not-too-distant future. London is in ruins. A bombed-out shell. A picked-over carcass where the only rule of law is might makes right. What remains of the city is being fought over by two ruthless gangs of warlords. In an effort to create peace, however, a truce …

"The time is the not-too-distant future. London is in ruins. A bombed-out shell. A picked-over carcass where the only rule of law is might makes right. What remains of the city is being fought over by two ruthless gangs of warlords. In an effort to create peace, however, a truce…

Bedreigd door halfmensen strijden twee bendes in Londen om de macht. Om tot een verdrag te komen wordt de 14-jarige dochter van de ene leider uitgehuwelijkt aan die van de rivaliserende bende.

London is in ruins and in the hands of two warring families of ganglords. To cement a truce between the two families Val Volson offers his rival the hand of his 14 year old daughter. The wedding feast is disrupted by a mysterious one-eyed prisoner.

London is in ruins and in the hands of two warring families of ganglords. To cement a truce between the two families Val Volson offers his rival the hand of his 14 year old daughter. The wedding feast is disrupted by a mysterious one-eyed prisoner.

London is in ruins, in the hands of two warring families of ganglords, the Volsons and the Conors. To cement a truce between the two families, Val Volson offers Conor the hand of his 14 year old daughter, Signy. The wedding feast is disrupted by the dramatic coming to life of a …