Hegira

A minor classic. A small book but with big characters . . . and great ideas from the Hugo and Nebula Awardwinning author of Dinosaur Summer (SF Reviews). The planet Hegira is the universes melting pot. Hundreds of tribes in dozens of cities intermingle in the vast uncharted territory. The only thing holding the people together are the massive Obelisks, the chronicles of all the truths and falsehoods each tribe has brought to Hegira. Young BarWoten is in search of knowledge and he knows the key to the truth about his homeland is contained in the writings of the Obelisks. With his fellow companions, BarWoten must travel through Hegiras exotic cities to discover the lies within the words of thousands.