WINNER OF THE 2013 ANDRE NORTON NEBULA AWARD
Nalo Hopkinson--winner of the John W. Campbell Award, the Sunburst
Award, and the World Fantasy award (among others), and lauded as
one of our "most inventive and brilliant writers" (New York
Post)--returns with a new work. With her singular voice and
characteristic sharp insight, she explores the relationship between
two sisters in this richly textured and deeply moving novel . . .
SISTER MINE
We'd had to be cut free of our mother's womb. She'd never have been
able to push the two-headed sport that was me and Abby out the
usual way. Abby and I were fused, you see. Conjoined twins. Abby's
head, torso, and left arm protruded from my chest. But here's the
real kicker; Abby had the magic, I didn't. Far as the Family was
concerned, Abby was one of them, though cursed, as I was, with the
tragic flaw of mortality.
Now adults, Makeda and Abby still share their childhood home. The
surgery to separate the two girls gave Abby a permanent limp, but
left Makeda with what feels like an even worse deformity: no mojo.
The daughters of a celestial demigod and a human woman, Makeda and
Abby were raised by their magical father, the god of growing
things--a highly unusual childhood that made them extremely close.
Ever since Abby's magical talent began to develop, though, in the
form of an unearthly singing voice, the sisters have become
increasingly distant.
Today, Makeda has decided it's high time to move out and make her
own life among the other nonmagical, claypicken humans--after all,
she's one of them. In Cheerful Rest, a run-down warehouse space,
Makeda finds exactly what she's been looking for: an opportunity to
live apart from Abby and begin building her own independent life.
There's even a resident band, led by the charismatic (and
attractive) building superintendent.
But when her father goes missing, Makeda will have to discover her
own talent--and reconcile with Abby--if she's to have a hope of
saving him . . .
General
Imprint: |
Grand Central Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
First published: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Nalo Hopkinson
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Dimensions: |
201 x 135 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4555-2840-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
Books >
Fiction >
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-4555-2840-4 |
Barcode: |
9781455528400 |
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