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Don't Bite the Sun

Don't Bite the Sun

Don't Bite the Sun is a 1976 science fiction novel by Tanith Lee set in a utopian world which the main character comes to reject. The main character and her friends are wild, crazy "Jang" teenagers whose lifestyle is full of reckless behaviour, promiscuous sex, repeated suicide , and a constant search for thrills. Over the course of the story, the nameless narrator fails to relate to her seven Jang friends but finds herself, feels emotion, and learns love.


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““Can I appeal?”
“Oh yes.”
“Will it do any good?”
“None whatsoever.””

Part 1, Chapter 4 (p. 28)
Don't Bite the Sun (1976)

Tanith Lee photo
Tanith Lee photo
Tanith Lee photo

“They were very careful and kind. So careful and kind it was positively tactless and spiteful.”

Part 4, Chapter 1 (p. 114)
Don't Bite the Sun (1976)

Tanith Lee photo
Tanith Lee photo

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