Multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winning author, Greg Bear is one of
science fiction's most accomplished writers. Bold scientific
speculation, riveting plots, and a fierce humanism reflected in
characters who dare to dream of better worlds distinguish his work.
Now Bear has written a mind-bendingly epic novel that may well be
his masterpiece.
Do you dream of a city at the end of time?
In a time like the present, in a world that may or may not be our
own, three young people-Ginny, Jack, and Daniel-dream of a doomed,
decadent city of the distant future: the Kalpa. Ginny's and Jack's
dreams overtake them without warning, leaving their bodies behind
while carrying their consciousnesses forward, into the minds of two
inhabitants of the Kalpa-a would-be warrior, Jebrassy, and an
inquisitive explorer, Tiadba-who have been genetically
retro-engineered to possess qualities of ancient humanity. As for
Daniel: He dreams of an empty darkness-all that his future holds.
But more than dreams link Ginny, Jack, and Daniel. They are
fate-shifters, born with the ability to skip like stones across the
surface of the fifth dimension, inhabiting alternate versions of
themselves. And each guards an object whose origin and purpose are
unknown: gnarled, stony artifacts called sum-runners that persist
unchanged through all versions of time.
Hunted by others with similar powers who seek the sum-runners on
behalf of a terrifying, goddess-like entity known as the Chalk
Princess, Ginny, Jack, and Daniel are drawn, despite themselves,
into an all but hopeless mission to rescue the future-and complete
the greatest achievement in human history.
"From the Hardcover edition."
General
| Imprint: |
Del Rey Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2009 |
| First published: |
August 2009 |
| Authors: |
Greg Bear
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
496 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-345-44840-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-345-44840-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780345448408 |
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