The Jewels of Aptor by Samuel R. Delany

Vintage paperback in excellent condition. Light age fading of pages. Published by Sphere (1971). 160pp. We will combine multiple purchases for post.

One of the most universally acclaimed first novels in science fiction--by the man who become one of the most stellar writers in the genre's history.

It is a post-atomic future and civilization has regressed to a Middle Age like world. On the orders of Argo, the White Goddess, Geo a young student and poet and his three companions journey to the island of Aptor. Their mission: to seize a jewel from the dark god Hama and bring it back home. With this precious stone Argo may defeat the malign forces gathered against her and the land of Leptor. But, as the group presses deep into the enigmatic heart of Aptor, easy distinctions between good and evil blur, and somehow the task seems less straightforward. For Argo already owns two of the jewels, and possession of the third would give her unqualified power. And, as the four friends already know, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely...