A tale of border warfare, military and erotic, set in the twenty-third century, where the women rule the kingdom and the men play war games.
This is the fictional memoir of Wat Dryhope - edited, annotated and commented upon. History has come to an end, war is regulated as if it's all a game. But Wat, the History Maker himself, does not play entirely by the rules, and when a woman, Delilah Puddock, joins the fray, this 'utopian' history is further enlivened.
Alasdair Gray cleverly plays with the notion and writing of history, as well as perennial modern debates on war, sexism and society - entertaining and thought-provoking, this is a delightful satire illustrated throughout by the author.
- ISBN10 015100207X
- ISBN13 9780151002078
- Publish Date 1 May 1996 (first published 6 October 1994)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Houghton Mifflin
- Edition Harcourt Brace ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English