The Fifth Head Of Cerberus

About “The Fifth Head Of Cerberus”

A 1972 novel by Gene Wolfe, composed of three novellas, explores two sister planets, Sainte-Anne and Sainte-Croix, settled by French colonists. The colonists destroyed the native population of Sainte-Croix. Decades later, after the colonists were defeated and scattered, an ethnologist dedicates his life to finding evidence of the lost culture. The story focuses on his efforts to uncover and preserve what has been erased.