Canopus in Argos: Archives The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five

Doris Lessing

The second novel in the Classic series “Canopus in Argos: Archives”. A tale of love and the ancient battle between men and women. Al’Ith, the lovely and amiable queen of the benign Zone Three is forced to marry Ben Ata, the soldier king of the martial and hierarchic Zone Four. Struggling throughout their marriage, they gradually learn to accept and love each other, and their union brings major positive changes to both kingdoms. Then the order comes again: Al’Ith must return to Zone Three and Ben Ata is commanded to take the savage beauty who rules Zone Five as his new bride and teach her brutish lands new ways.

status	Copy #1 (8076): in
genre	Sci-Fi
publisher	Vintage
publish date	1981
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