Urn Burial (novel)
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Author | Robert Westall |
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Cover artist | Alun Hood |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction novel |
Publisher | Viking Kestrel |
Publication date | 1987 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
Urn Burial is a 1987 young adult science fiction novel by Robert Westall. It involves alien races who resemble cats and dogs.
Setting[]
Westall has set Urn Burial in the Pennine chain of northern England, near the Scottish border. The Cumbrian fell country is an isolated land of rain, prehistoric ruins, and heather. The sheep that run loose on the steep hills are still a major source of income, and shepherding is a respected profession. Life remains rather primitive on the fells, but the homes have electricity and running water and the shepherds reach their flocks on ATVs.
External links[]
- Urn Burial at Fantastic Fiction
- Urn Burial title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Categories:
- 1987 British novels
- 1987 science fiction novels
- British science fiction novels
- Children's science fiction novels
- British young adult novels
- Novels set in Cumbria
- 1980s science fiction novel stubs
- 1980s young adult novel stubs