In Mysterium, Robert Charles Wilson "blends science, religion, philosophy and alternate history into an intelligent, compelling work of fiction" (Publishers Weekly).
About the Author: ROBERT CHARLES WILSON is one of today's most distinguished SF writers.
352 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction

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About the Book

From the Hugo Award-winning author of Spin, his classic, Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel of a small Michigan town catapulted into a strange alternate world

Book Synopsis

In Mysterium, Robert Charles Wilson "blends science, religion, philosophy and alternate history into an intelligent, compelling work of fiction" (Publishers Weekly).

In a top-secret government installation near the small town of Two Rivers, Michigan, scientists are investigating a mysterious object discovered several years earlier. Late one evening, the local residents observe strange lights coming from the laboratory. The next morning, they awake to find that their town was literally cut off from the rest of the world...and thrust into a new one!

Soon the town is discovered by the bewildered leaders of this new world--at which point, the people of Two Rivers realize that they've arrived in a rigid theocracy. The authorities, known as the Bureau de la Covenance Religieuse, have ordered Linneth Stone, a young ethnologist, to analyze the arrivals and report her findings to the Lieutenant in charge.

What Linneth finds will challenge the philosophical basis of her society and lead inexorably to a struggle for power centering on the mysterious object that Two Rivers' government scientists were studying when the town slipped between worlds.

About the Author

ROBERT CHARLES WILSON is one of today's most distinguished SF writers. His novel Spin won the Hugo Award. Born in California, he lives in Toronto.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: .9 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 352

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Science Fiction

Publisher: Orb Books

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Robert Charles Wilson

Language: English

Street Date: August 31, 2010

TCIN: 90817639

UPC: 9780765327413

Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-2324

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Q: Who is the author of Mysterium?

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A: The author of Mysterium is Robert Charles Wilson, a distinguished science fiction writer.
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Q: What is the main conflict in Mysterium?

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A: The main conflict arises when the town of Two Rivers is thrust into a new world governed by a theocracy.
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