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Rastignac The Devil

Rastignac The Devil is a science fiction novella by Philip José Farmer first published in Fantastic Universe May 1954.

Here is high fidelity fiction at Philip José Farmer's story-telling best. It's a vibrant, distractingly different tale of three centuries into the future. And as you read you'll have a vague, uneasy feeling that it's all taking place somewhere in the unexplored parts of the universe, even today.

French colonists on a planet ruled by reptiles and amphibians are forced to wear living “skins” that subdue aggression and enforce vegetarianism.

As children, Rastignac and his reptile friend Mapfarity force themselves to become carnivores and begin a protein fueled journey that causes Rastignac to develop a Philosophy of Violence.

When a spaceship from Earth crashes in the ocean, Rastignac and company must put their philosophy to the test.

Total Running Time (TRT): 1 hour, 59 min.

Philip José Farmer (1918-2009) was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. Farmer is best known for his sequences of novels, especially the World of Tiers (1965–93) and Riverworld (1971–83) series. He is noted for the pioneering use of sexual and religious themes in his work, his fascination for, and reworking of, the lore of celebrated pulp heroes, and occasional tongue-in-cheek pseudonymous works written as if by fictional characters. Farmer often mixed real and classic fictional characters and worlds.


Author:

  • Philip José Farmer

Narrator:

  • Gregg Margarite

Format:

  • Audiobook
  • E-book

Duration:

  • 1 h 59 min
  • 55 pages

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Sci-Fi
  • Classic science fiction

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