Description
"AIR is wonderful...Ryman is a true, graceful writer and this is a novel you move into and inhabit for as long as you can make it last" - Kit Reed
"This book constantly surprised me ... great for a lot of seriously original ideas and a deep dive into the consequences" - Goodreads Reviewer
Mae Chung lives in the rice-farming village Kizuldah, in Karzistan. She's a self-styled fashion expert, guiding the village women in dress, make-up and hairstyle, which makes her an informal village leader.
When the UN decides to test Air - a radical new technology that works without power lines or machines - Mae finds herself with the memories of a deceased village elder, Mrs Tung. Struggling with information overload, the resentment of much of the village, and a complex family situation, Mae works fiercely to learn what she needs to ride the tiger of change.
Geoff Ryman's triumphant return to science fiction is a powerful, evocative story of information technology in a changing world.
About the Author
Geoff Ryman is a Canadian living in the United Kingdom. His first book based on events in Cambodia was published in 1985, the award-winning The Unconquered Country. The King's Last Song was inspired by a visit to an Australian archaeological dig at Angkor Wat in 2000. He has been a regular visitor since, teaching writing workshops in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap twice, and publishing three further novellas set in Cambodia. In Britain he produced documentaries for Resonance FM, London, on Cambodian Arts. He has published nine other books and won fourteen awards. He teaches creative writing at the University of Manchester.
Reviews
"One of recent science fiction's acknowledged masterworks. Enthralling." -- Matt Coward * Morning Star *
Awards
Winner of Arthur C. Clarke Award 2006 (UK) and BSFA Award 2006 (UK). Short-listed for John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2005 (UK) and Philip K. Dick Award 2005 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781399640398
Author Geoff Ryman
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Gateway
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Series S.F. MASTERWORKS
Weight(grams) 280g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 36mm
