Chthon

232 pp. Author's first novel. Hugo runner-up. One of the 5 best novels of the year. Aton, child of the sun, was condemned to the ruby-dark mines of Chthon--prison planet, underground world, from which there was no escape. His crime? He loved a minionette. These half-legendary creatues were feared and loathed on all the worlds of mankind--but none would say why. There was no escape from Chthon--neither from Chthon the labrynthine planet, nor from Chthon the superhuman intelligence that penetrated the minds of all who lived there. But the minionette called, and Aton would respond...