The Annals of Klepsis

The Annals of Klepsis by Lafferty, R. A.. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780441023202.

OH COME TO KLEPSIS TO CLAIM YOUR SHARE . . . AND BREATHE THE RANK AND LAWLESS AIR! Plots and intrigues and romances abound. Smoke pictures, ghosts, and treasure chests to be found. Magnifying monocles and hallucinogenic grapes-- the unvoiced dreams of the dregs of space. Long John Tony Tyrone, the peg-legged historian, journeys there . . . And marries a Princess with rainbow hair. But the Ghost of Christopher Brannagan will not rest Until mathematician Aloysius has put to the test His theory concerning the Doomsday Equation Which might save the planet from total devastation. Or might not.