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Tunc (meaning next in Latin) is the first of two novels [the other being Nunquam] and represents the scientist. Told in typical flashes of memory, the story describes the induction of a gifted scientist, Felix, into Merlin, the mysterious and very powerful firm that everybody seems to be a part of. He soon finds himself married to the ill Merlin heiress, Benedicta, and recipient of limitless wealth. As Benedicta becomes more and more tempestuous and suffers more and more psychological damage, Felix feels a new yearning for his scientific freedom. Something, whether it be the never seen…

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Editions

12 editions · 3 languages
  • Paperback · English · 1979
    French & European Pubns · 9780785918967
  • Paperback · English · 1969
    Pocket Books · 9780671780128
  • Hardcover · English · 1968
    faber and faber · 316 pages · 9780571084289
  • Hardcover · English · 1968
    Tunc a Novel
    E P Dutton · 9789997406392
  • Other · English · 2014
    Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · 9781306627634
  • Other · English · 2012
    Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · 9781453266717
English Science fiction