Mars is a desolate world. Largely forgotten by Earth, the planet remains helpless in the stranglehold of Arnie Kott, who as boss of the plumber's union has a monopoly over the vital water supply.
Arnie Kott is obsessed by the past; the native Bleekmen, poverty-stricken wanderers, can see into the future; while to Manfred, an autistic boy, time apparently stops. When one of the colonists, Norbert Steiner, commits suicide, the repercussions are startling and bizarre.
- ISBN10 1857988248
- ISBN13 9781857988246
- Publish Date 22 July 1999 (first published 12 May 1981)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 May 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Gollancz
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Language English