Blackfish City |
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Author:
| Miller, Sam J. |
ISBN: | 978-0-356-51002-6 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2018 |
Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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Imprint: | Orbit Books |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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***A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2018******A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF 2018***'
A remarkable work of dystopian imagination' -Starburst'Incisiveand beautifully written . . .Blackfish Citysimmers with menace and heartache, suspense and wonder'- Ann Leckie, Hugo, Nebula and Clarke Award-winning author
*****After the climate wars, a floating city was constructed in the Arctic Circle. Once a remarkable feat of...
More Description ***A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2018******A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF 2018***'A remarkable work of dystopian imagination' -Starburst'Incisiveand beautifully written . . .Blackfish Citysimmers with menace and heartache, suspense and wonder'- Ann Leckie, Hugo, Nebula and Clarke Award-winning author*****After the climate wars, a floating city was constructed in the Arctic Circle. Once a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering it is now rife with corruption and the population simmers with unrest. Into this turmoil comes a strange new visitor - a woman accompanied by an orca and a chained polar bear. She disappears into the crowds looking for someone she lost thirty years ago, followed by whispers of a vanished people who could bond with animals. Her arrival draws together four people and sparks a chain of events that will change Blackfish City forever.DISTURBING, POWERFUL AND FEARLESSLY IMAGINED, BLACKFISH CITYIS A MESMERISING NOVEL FROM A REMARKABLE NEW VOICE IN SCIENCE FICTION*****'A compelling dystopian thriller'Guardian'Sam Miller is a fiercely strong writer, and this book is a blast' - Daryl Gregory, World FantasyAward-winning author'I haven't been this swept away by imagination and worldbuilding since Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials'- Carmen Maria Machado, National Book Award-nominated author of Her Body and other Parties'Damn near perfect'- The Book Smugglers'An ambitious, imaginative and big-hearted dystopian ensemble story that's by turns elegiac and angry'- Publisher's Weekly'This is the kind of swirling, original sci-fi we live for'- B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog