GIBBON'S DECLINE AND FALL
Sheri S. Tepper
BANTAM, 199
ISBN: ()
An inventive science fantasy novel featuring a group of woman racing to avert apocalypse at the
turn of the millennium.
In 1959, a group of six young women meets as college freshman, forming a bond that will last a
lifetime. One of them possesses a dazzling and unearthly beauty, But Sophy, as they call her, is
always mysterious about her background. When she is threatened one night they rally to her aid,
and then and there they swear a pact to stay friends forever.
Fast forward to the year 2000, when strange events are unfolding around the world. A ruthless
politicioan is amassing a terrifying, fanatic power base. The suicide rate has gone through the
roog. And the global birth rate has suddenly plummeted to nearly zero. Something evil is
threatening the world, and only these six women can stop it. But Sophy has been misssing for
years, and they soon realize that unlocking the secret to her sisappearance will be the key to the
survival of humanity.
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