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The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 is a 1982 science fiction novel by Doris Lessing. It is the fourth book in her five-book Canopus in Argos series and relates the fate of a planet, under the care of the benevolent galactic empire Canopus, that is plunged into an ice age.
- Doris May Lessing
- 1982
Internet Archive. Language. English. Planet 8, a prosperous world with intelligent, vital inhabitants, is transformed by an Ice Age, a change that causes a critical variation in lifestyle and a drastic reappraisal of the meaning and value of life. Access-restricted-item.
The making of the representative for Planet 8. by. Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013. Publication date. 1982. Publisher. New York : Knopf : distributed by Random House. Collection.
Novel. This Edition: American first edition. ISBN: 0-394-51906-x. From the book jacket: "This is the story of Planet 8 of the Canopean Empire, a prosperous and contented little planet inhabited by handsome, vibrant, intelligent people, as told to us by one of the planet's fifty Representatives.
The Making of the Representative for Planet 8. An opera in three acts for orchestra, small chorus and soloists. 1986. 180′. Music by Philip Glass. Libretto by Doris Lessing based on her novel. CAST: 2S, Mz, A, 2Bas, 2B, SATB Chorus; 2 (pic).2.2.bcl.2/ 4.3.2.btrb.1/ 3 perc (timp, SD, BD, cym, tamb, tgl, glsp)/ hp/ str. COMMISSION:
1 gen 2001 · The Making of the Representative for Planet 8. Doris Lessing. 3.90. 764 ratings56 reviews. The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 is the fourth volume in Doris Lessing's celebrated space fiction series, 'Canopus in Archives'. Genres Science Fiction Fiction British Literature Fantasy Novels Science Fiction Fantasy Zimbabwe. ...more.
But when the Canopean ambassador, Johor, finally arrives, he has devastating news: they will die along with their planet. Slowly they come to understand that their salvation may lie in the creation of one Representative who can save what is most essential to them.
