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Iron Cage

Andre Norton

1974256 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1974
first published
  • 1974Ace Books · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780441372911
  • 1975Kestrel Books · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780722651179
  • 1976Ace Books · 288 pages · ENG
  • 1987Puffin Books · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780140321081
  • 1992Roc · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780451451934
  • 1976Penguin Adult HC/TRISBN 9780441372904
  • 1981Ace Books · ENGISBN 9780441372928
  • 1974Viking Press · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780670401512

Thousands of years in the future, a simple tribe of intelligent animals wanders the earth with a young boy, Jony, in their care, until the landing of a spaceship shatters their peaceful lives. Using his wits against sophisticated weapons, Jony defends the People - the gentle tribe of animals - and faces the conflict of his allegiance to his protectors and his need to be among his own kind. With ironic understatement, the author points out the foolish and even dangerous distinctions we draw between humans and animals.

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