Description
Listed by the Guardian as one of the top 100 science fiction books of the 21st century.
On the barren surface of an asteroid, located deep in the galaxy beneath the unbearable light of the Kefahuchi Tract, lie three objects: an abandoned spacecraft, a pair of bone dice covered with strange symbols, and a human skeleton.
What they are and what they mean are the mysteries explored and unwrapped in LIGHT, M. John Harrison's triumphant novel.
About the Author
M. John Harrison (1945 - ) Michael John Harrison is the author of, amongst others, the Viriconium stories, The Centauri Device, Climbers, The Course of the Heart, Signs of Life, Light and Nova Swing. He has won the Boardman Tasker Award (Climbers), the James Tiptree Jr Award (Light) and the Arthur C. Clarke Award (Nova Swing). He lives in Shropshire.
Reviews
This will soon be regarded as one of the most dazzling novels of its genre - Daily TelegraphAn amazing book: not just a triumphant return to science fiction, but an injection of style and content that will light up the genreA singular stylist - Times Literary Supplementa witty and truly imaginative writer - Literary ReviewHarrison is best known as one of the restless fathers of modern SF, but to my mind he is among the most brilliant novelists writing today, with regard to whom the question of genre is an irrelevanceAustere, unflinching and desperately moving, he is one of the very great writers alive today.
Awards
Short-listed for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2003 (UK) and British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel 2003 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781473227675
Author M. John Harrison
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Gateway
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Series S.F. Masterworks
Weight(grams) 240g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 26mm
