The Pale Invaders
| Title | The Pale Invaders |
| Year for Search | 1974 |
| Authors | [Crosher], [Geoffrey Robins](1911-90) |
| Tertiary Authors | Kesteven, G. R. [pseud.] |
| Date Published | 1974 |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Male author |
| Annotation | A young adult post-catastrophe novel presenting a simple, agricultural society in eutopian terms. When girls are of an age to have children, they enter the "Parent's House" together with the boy of their choice, as long as he agrees. The Pale Invaders are outsiders who are searching for coal to use in re-starting the technology that brought about the catastrophe. The novel ends with the notion that this time it can be done better. |
| Additional Publishers | U.S. ed. New York: Atheneum, 1976. |
| Pseudonym | G. R. Kesteven [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | NZ |
| Author Note | (1911-90) |
| Full Text | 1974 [Crosher, Geoffrey Robins] (1911-90). The Pale Invaders. By G.R. Kesteven [pseud.]. London: Chatto and Windus. U.S. ed. New York: Atheneum, 1976. NZ A young adult post-catastrophe novel presenting a simple, agricultural society in eutopian terms. When girls are of an age to have children, they enter the “Parent’s House” together with the boy of their choice, as long as he agrees. The Pale Invaders are outsiders who are searching for coal to use in re-starting the technology that brought about the catastrophe. The novel ends with the notion that this time it can be done better. |
