\u003cdiv\u003eOften described as an alchemical allegory, John Crowley instead decided this is \u0026#147;the first science fiction novel.\u0026#8221; After all \u0026#147;it\u0026#8217;s fiction; it\u0026#8217;s about the possibilities of a science; and it\u0026#8217;s a novel.\u0026#8221; No matter what else it might be, it\u0026#8217;s definitely \u0026#147;one of the great outlandish stories in Western literature.\u0026#8221; Illustrated throughout with weird and fascinating woodcuts by Theo Fadel.\u003c/div\u003e
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