West of January

West of January is a fantasy novel by Dave [Duncan (writer)|Dave Duncan]. The book won the 1990 Prix [Aurora Awards|Prix Aurora Award] for Best Long-Form Work in English.

Plot

The novel is set on a world called Vernier, on which the cycle of day and night lasts two hundred years. It describes the journey of discovery of Knobil, a herdsman born on the grasslands of Vernier.