Неговото име бе Хал Мейн, и на него бе отредено да бъде новият водач на човечеството.
Животът му бе труден и изпълнен с перипетии, постоянно преследван и гонен от новите господари на Новите светове — Другите.
… Но той трябваше да убеди всички незасегнати от тяхното влияние, че изход има и той се нарича — Последната енциклопедия — най-великото творение на човечеството.
Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author. He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.
Don't let the fact that the book was 696 pages fool you. The font was REALLY REALLY small. It was enjoyable and did not require reading the books preceding it in the series to understand the story.