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Son & Daughter of O/V

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A book within a book Son & Daughter of O/V purports to be an analysis of, and a page by page description of a fictional graphic novel, child of time. Soon after its first publication child of time got condemned by a quasi religious group and copies publicly burnt. Defenders of free speech came to the book's defence. In the ensuing brouhaha the child of time's author, having published the novel privately under a nom de plume, had his real identity 'exposed' and his studio/office attacked. To be left in peace he gave up all rights to the book, let whoever wanted to copy and publish. Other groups took sides and many of these new copies continued to get burnt, bringing yet more freethinkers to the novel's defence. It is one of the unburnt copies of child of time that is in Son & Daughter of O/V having its drawings and text page by page analysed and described....

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Sam Smith
Date
10 August 2025
Pages
138
ISBN
9798231544387

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

A book within a book Son & Daughter of O/V purports to be an analysis of, and a page by page description of a fictional graphic novel, child of time. Soon after its first publication child of time got condemned by a quasi religious group and copies publicly burnt. Defenders of free speech came to the book's defence. In the ensuing brouhaha the child of time's author, having published the novel privately under a nom de plume, had his real identity 'exposed' and his studio/office attacked. To be left in peace he gave up all rights to the book, let whoever wanted to copy and publish. Other groups took sides and many of these new copies continued to get burnt, bringing yet more freethinkers to the novel's defence. It is one of the unburnt copies of child of time that is in Son & Daughter of O/V having its drawings and text page by page analysed and described....

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Sam Smith
Date
10 August 2025
Pages
138
ISBN
9798231544387