The Alteration Kingsley amis 1st edition

The year is 1976 and we are alive in an all-Catholic world. The Reformation never took place because Martin Luther made a deal with Rome and became Pope Martin I. The "alteration" proposed to Hubert Anvil, brilliant 10-year-old boy soprano, is that most feared by all males. Pope John XXIV wishes Hubert to preserve the purity of his voice to glorify the Church on a permanent basis; Hubert wishes to share his talent but he has some disquieting thoughts about Pope John's proposal.

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First U.S. edition. Winner of the 1976 John W. Campbell Award. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-17. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 80. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 373. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 43-7.

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