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- WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD - "A stunning novel and a beautiful evocation of a truly alien world.
- About the Author: CHRIS BECKETT is a university lecturer living in Cambridge, England.
- 448 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction
- Series Name: Dark Eden
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About the Book
A marooned outpost of humanity struggles to survive on a startlingly alien world.Book Synopsis
WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD - "A stunning novel and a beautiful evocation of a truly alien world."--Sunday Times (UK) "Beckett renders the terror of the darkness beyond the forests with a riveting deftness that evokes all primordial fears of the unknown."--N. K. Jemisin, The New York Times Book Review On the alien, sunless planet they call Eden, the 532 members of the Family take shelter beneath the light and warmth of the Forest's lantern trees. Beyond the Forest lie the mountains of the Snowy Dark and a cold so bitter and a night so profound that no man has ever crossed it. The Oldest among the Family recount legends of a world where light came from the sky, where men and women made boats that could cross the stars. These ships brought us here, the Oldest say--and the Family must only wait for the travelers to return. But young John Redlantern will break the laws of Eden, shatter the Family and change history. He will abandon the old ways, venture into the Dark . . . and discover the truth about their world. Already remarkably acclaimed in the United Kingdom, Dark Eden is science fiction as literature: part parable, part powerful coming-of-age story, set in a truly original alien world of dark, sinister beauty and rendered in prose that is at once strikingly simple and stunningly inventive. Praise for Dark Eden"A linguistic and imaginative tour de force."--The Guardian (UK) "Captivating and haunting . . . human plight and alien planet are both superbly evoked."--Daily Mail (UK) "Pure astonishment and pleasure, a storytelling ride full of brio and wonder."--Locus
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Winner of the 2013 Arthur C Clarke Award for the Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year
"Poetic . . . Beckett renders the terror of the darkness beyond the forests with a riveting deftness that evokes all primordial fears of the unknown. . . . There's plenty here to intrigue and entrance."--The New York Times Book Review
"Dazzlingly inventive . . . superbly well paced and well written . . . packed with ideas."--Reader's Digest
"Brilliantly imaginative . . . a superb entertainment, a happy combination of speculative and literary fiction. Not to be missed."--Booklist (starred)
"A fantastic novel . . . Beckett has created a bizarre world of astounding imaginative vision, grounded by fundamental human conflicts."--Shelf Awareness
"Riveting . . . a keenly imagined vision of the interaction between human nature and a truly alien world."--BookPage
About the Author
CHRIS BECKETT is a university lecturer living in Cambridge, England. His short stories have appeared in such publications as Interzone and Asimov's Science Fiction and in numerous "year's best" anthologies. In addition to the Arthur C. Clarke award for Dark Eden, he won the Edge Hill Prize, the UK's premier award for short story collections, for his collection the Turing Test.Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 448
Series Title: Dark Eden
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Chris Beckett
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2014
TCIN: 91480217
UPC: 9780804138680
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-1820
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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