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I do not think this was a great introduction to Delany. Reputedly one of the greats of the genre and I've only now gotten around to trying one of his works. This is one of those far future/post apocalyptic SF stories where knowledge and understanding has declined leaving the populace in a faux medieval condition. Relics of their technological past linger but are indistinguishable from magical artefacts as far as most of the populace are concerned. There was also quite an emphasis on the philosophical musings of the main characters that is, I guess, indicative of the time in which this novel emerged (late 60's) but for me this came across as largely superfluous to the story, nor did it particularly help develop the characters, or even interest me in its own right. But when you take that out, there's not much left underneath. Just a meandering, baffling adventure story with thin characters traversing and admittedly striking landscape. I won't let this put me off reading more Delany but I will definitely wait until I find one of his more highly recommended novels.