A01=Paul McAuley
Author_Paul McAuley
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dystopia
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future
hard science fiction
post-apocalyptic
sci-fi
science fiction
SF
space opera
Product details
- ISBN 9780575083554
- Weight: 320g
- Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 10 Sep 2009
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Twenty-third century Earth has been ravaged by climate change, and is now dominated by a few powerful families, with millions of people in prison and millions more labouring to rebuild ruined ecosystems.
Meanwhile on Jupiter and Saturn, live the Outers. They have built a wild variety of scientific utopias crammed with exuberant creations of the genetic arts. Now they want to colonise Earth and drive human evolution in a new direction.
On Earth, some want to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Outers while others wish to exploit the talents of the gene wizards.
It is clear that the fragile detente between the two branches of humanity is breaking down and they may be heading towards war . . .
Born in Gloucestershire, Paul McAuley has a Ph.D in Botany and worked as a researcher and lecturer in various universities, including Oxford, St Andrews and the University of California, Los Angeles. His first novel won the Philip K Dick Award; his fifth the Arthur C. Clarke and John. W. Campbell Awards. His novels and stories have also won the British Fantasy, Sidewise and Theodore Sturgeon Awards. Although he lives in London, he spends as much time as possible getting lost in the woods.
You can find his website at: www.unlikelyworlds.co.uk
