Moss

by Jane Palmer

Dr Duncan Parfait is charismatic, a little shambolic, and totally convinced that there could be no intelligent culture pre-dating the present one.
The unequivocal proof that there was sets his preconceptions and world on its head.
Without giving a thought to it being too true to be good, he sets out to excavate submerged cities and write a book which contradicts all those assumptions made by historians and archaeologists who went before.

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First published August 4, 2014

About the author

Jane Palmer’s first title, “The Planet Dweller”, was published by The Women’s Press in their science fiction list in 1985. They also published “The Watcher” (now republished by Dodo as “The Kybion”) in 1986, and the sequel to “The Planet Dweller”, “Moving Moosevan”, in 1990.
Swift Publishers published “The Drune” (now republished as “Babel’s Basement” by Dodo) in 1999.
The author also illustrates under the name of Dandi Palmer.

Reviews

[J Hampshire · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ancient and highly developed civilisation of Fairdamon has fallen, its sole survivor proves an intriguing centre point to the tale. We meet a succession of characters who, in various ways, connect with him.

I loved the tapestry of this book: prewar rumblings to 21st century Archaeology
and the descriptions of place and people that we glimpse from childhood.

Vivid characters and a fine and poignant hero.