River of Gods
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2009
Gollancz (Verlag)
978-0-575-08226-7 (ISBN)
Gollancz (Verlag)
978-0-575-08226-7 (ISBN)
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A re-issue of the novel that secured McDonald's reputation as one of the most exciting voices in global SF.
August 15th, 2047. Happy Hundredth Birthday, India ... On the eve of Mother India's hundredth birthday, ten people are doing ten very different things. In the next few weeks, all these people will be swept together to decide the fate of the nation. From gangsters to government advisors, from superstitious street-boys to scientists to computer-generated soap stars, River of Gods shows a civilization in flux - a river of gods.
RIVER OF GODS is an epic SF novel as sprawling, vibrant and colourful as the sub-continent it describes. This is an SF novel that blew apart the narrow anglo and US-centric concerns of the genre and ushered in a new global consciousness for the genre.
August 15th, 2047. Happy Hundredth Birthday, India ... On the eve of Mother India's hundredth birthday, ten people are doing ten very different things. In the next few weeks, all these people will be swept together to decide the fate of the nation. From gangsters to government advisors, from superstitious street-boys to scientists to computer-generated soap stars, River of Gods shows a civilization in flux - a river of gods.
RIVER OF GODS is an epic SF novel as sprawling, vibrant and colourful as the sub-continent it describes. This is an SF novel that blew apart the narrow anglo and US-centric concerns of the genre and ushered in a new global consciousness for the genre.
Ian McDonald was born in Manchester in 1960. His family moved to Northern Island in 1965. He now lives in Belfast and works in TV production. The author of many previous novels including the groundbreaking Chaga books set in Africa Ian McDonald has long been at the cutting edge of SF. RIVER OF GODS won the BSFA AWARDin 2005.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.7.2009 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 133 x 197 mm |
| Gewicht | 466 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction |
| Literatur ► Historische Romane | |
| Schlagworte | Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen • Indien; Romane/Erzählungen |
| ISBN-10 | 0-575-08226-7 / 0575082267 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-575-08226-7 / 9780575082267 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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