Description
It is the Winter of 2212, and amidst the clamour for power in North America, Emily Asher assumes the role of 'Eldest Daughter' - her society's conscience in the Lowers of her adopted City. Ranged against her, however, are forces with their own agenda: the 'Old Men' - her husband's father foremost among them, with his insane pursuit of immortality; the great T'ang, Wu Shih, with his desire for stability at any cost; the crusading zealots of Joseph Kennedy; and the feared Black Hand, bent on destruction. Yet as the warring factions battle for supremacy, an altogether more powerful opposition threatens to push them all to the edge of destruction.
About the Author
David Wingrove is the Hugo Award-winning co-author (with Brian Aldiss) of Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction, and co-author of the first three Myst books - novelizations of one of the world's bestselling computer games. He is also author of the Roads to Moscow trilogy, as well as countless critical works of the genre. Beneath the Tree of Heaven is volume 12 in one of the most ambitious works of science fiction ever published.
Reviews
"One of the masterpieces of the decade." Washington Post; "I found myself drawn into Chung Kuo as into temptation." The Times; "Colossal...an elaborately frightening vision of the future." Sunday Times; "Imagine a collaboration between James Clavell and the late Frank Herbert." San Francisco Chronicle; "...finally delivers SF into the hands of an English Proust." Brian Aldiss; "Riveting." Guardian
Book Information
ISBN 9781912094738
Author David Wingrove
Format Paperback
Page Count 274
Imprint Fragile Books
Publisher Fragile Books
Series Chung Kuo Book 12
About the Author
David Wingrove is the Hugo Award-winning co-author (with Brian Aldiss) of Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction, and co-author of the first three Myst books - novelizations of one of the world's bestselling computer games. He is also author of the Roads to Moscow trilogy, as well as countless critical works of the genre. Beneath the Tree of Heaven is volume 12 in one of the most ambitious works of science fiction ever published.
Reviews
"One of the masterpieces of the decade." Washington Post; "I found myself drawn into Chung Kuo as into temptation." The Times; "Colossal...an elaborately frightening vision of the future." Sunday Times; "Imagine a collaboration between James Clavell and the late Frank Herbert." San Francisco Chronicle; "...finally delivers SF into the hands of an English Proust." Brian Aldiss; "Riveting." Guardian
Book Information
ISBN 9781912094738
Author David Wingrove
Format Paperback
Page Count 274
Imprint Fragile Books
Publisher Fragile Books
Series Chung Kuo Book 12
