Radix (novel)
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| Author | A. A. Attanasio |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Fred Marcellino |
| Language | English |
| Series | Radix Tetrad |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback)[1][2] |
| Pages | 467[1] |
| ISBN | 0-688-00135-1 |
| OCLC | 7306214 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3551.T74 R3 |
| Followed by | In Other Worlds |
Radix is a science fiction novel by American writer A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981 by Morrow.[3][unreliable source?][4] It was his debut work of science fiction.[5] It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981.[6] It is the first of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984.[7]
Radix is the story of a young man's odyssey of self-discovery, from dangerous adolescent to warrior, from outcast to near-god, in a far-future Earth dramatically changed from the one we know.[8]