The Blue, Beautiful World
Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024
$24.37
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2024
Summary
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024
“This complex, engaging novel takes an unusual approach to the classic trope of aliens in our midst, with a warmth and intelligence reminiscent of Ursula K Le Guin” GUARDIAN
The world is changing, and humanity must change with it. Rising seas and soaring temperatures have radically transformed the face of Earth. Meanwhile, Earth is being observed from afar by other civilizations … and now they are ready to make contact.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399618885 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399618881 |
| Author: | Karen Lord |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
This is the thrilling, cerebral, empathetic, and hopeful speculative fiction the world absolutely needs-now and always * Samit Basu *A complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original * Martha Wells *
About The Author
Karen Lord
Barbadian writer Dr. Karen Lord is the author of Redemption in Indigo, which won the William L. Crawford Award and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Her other works include the science fiction novels The Best of All Possible Worlds and The Galaxy Game, and the crime fantasy novel Unraveling. Lord also edited the anthology New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean.
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