$30.10
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
10 October 2017
Summary
A moving, compulsive science fiction novel from one of the best writers in the field
When the human settlers arrived on Hobbs Land, the native intelligent species, the Owlbrit, were already almost extinct. Before the last one died, a few years later, the humans had learned a little of their language, their ideas and their religion. It seemed the natural thing for the settlers to maintain the last Owlbrit temple, with the strange statue that was its God. When that God died - disintegra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473222656 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473222656 |
| Author: | Sheri S. Tepper |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 10 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 325g |
| Dimensions: | 167mm x 206mm x 30mm |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
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In RAISING THE STONES, Sheri S. Tepper has outdone herself … secure in technique, incandescent in conception, and a profound insight, it is that rare thing - a book which makes the world we live in better than it was. - Stephen R. Donaldson
She takes the mental risks that are the lifeblood of science fiction - Ursula K. Le GuinAbout The Author
Sheri S. Tepper
Sheri S. Tepper (1929 - 2016)
Sheri S. Tepper was the author of several resoundingly acclaimed novels, including THE MARGARETS and GIBBON’S DECLINE AND FALL both shortlisted for the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD, A PLAGUE OF ANGELS, SIDESHOW and BEAUTY, which was voted BEST FANTASY NOVEL OF THE YEAR by readers of LOCUS. She is one of the few writers to have titles in both the SF and Fantasy Masterworks lists. She died in 2016.
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