This is an auction for THE GARDENER - MASTER OF PAXWAX, by New Zealand science fiction writer Phillip Mann.

This is the book in the centre of the photograph. THE FALL OF THE FAMILIES and PIONEERS are in separate auctions.

""It is the far distant future. Humanity has spread across the galaxy, systematically wiping out, imprisoning and enslaving every species, hostile or not. Now the galaxy is ruled by the Eleven Families, each supreme in its own, vast realm. But beneath the surface of one dead and obscure planet lie the seeds of rebellion. For here, the survivors of the ravaged alien races have taken refuge, to plot their revenge on their barbaric conquerors - and the downfall of the human empire. One man is chosen to be the instrument of their vengeance - but he doesn't know it. His name Pawl Paxwax. He is second son of the Fifth Family, and this is his story - a magnificent epic of far future intrigue, passion and tragedy."

From Wikipedia:

"Phillip Mann (born 1942) is a British-born, science fiction author resident in New Zealand since 1969... During this period he wrote his first science fiction novel, The Eye of the Queen. The Eye of the Queen established Phillip Mann's reputation as a creator of 'credible aliens' – a feature which has remained prominent in his later works. The novel met with such critical success that some felt he would not be able to equal it. However, Master of Paxwax and its sequel, Fall of the Families, have become classics of New Zealand literature. The Master of Paxwax, Mann's second book, centres around the life of Pawl Paxwax. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction describes Phillip Mann's fiction as possessing "a strong visual and structural sense"..."

Paperback 2014.

341 pages.

Brand new condition.

The cost of shipping is $3.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.