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Phthor (Aton #2)
Phthor is the sequel to Chthon, less intricately structured and less complicated in plot, but still quite dark and ugly in theme and detail. Rather than flashbacks and flashforwards, it has a Y outline, with the stem the initial story and the ends alternate futures, neither of which is acceptable to Aton's son Arlo. Arlo has his own encounter with a Minionette, and natural...more
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Published
July 15th 1983
by Berkley
(first published 1975)
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Jul 09, 2011
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Chthon fans, Anthony completists
Interesting followup to Chthon. I liked the mystery/exploration aspects of Chthon that were missing in this novel, but Anthony made up for it by incorporating some engaging Norse-mythology overtones and analogies to the novel. The story structure is also very original - instead of a linear timeline, Anthony writes in a "Y" format, where two very different paths diverge from a common event, with two very disparate endings. Of course, he complicates things further by leaving the protagonist unsati...more
This sequel was not anywhere close to as good as Chthon for me. There could have been a good story here; at least there were many ideas floating around. However, they were mostly incoherent and underdeveloped, just like the characters.
Young adult 10-15
Grade C. Book T2.
This was a cool story, as I recall. I read it many years ago. I remember it being very dark. I liked that there were really only two characters, more or less, throughout the entire book. I never read the first book in the series (Chthon), so I can not make any comparisons to that book.
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Early Anthony that explores the Norse myths thorough a background of evil space aliens.
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