Description
In the Los Angeles ghetto of Necroville, the yearly celebration of the Night of the Dead - where the dead are resurrected through the miracle of nanotechnology and live their second lives as non-citizens - becomes a journey of discovery and revelation for five individuals on the run from their pasts.
With his customary flair for making the bizarre both credible and fascinating, McDonald tosses aside the line of demarcation between living and dead in a story that confronts the central quandary of human existence: the essence of non-being.
Perhaps the most bizarre and frightening examination of what nanotechnology could mean.
About the Author
Ian McDonald was born in Manchester in 1960. His family moved to Northern Ireland in 1965. He now lives in Belfast and works in TV production. The author of many previous novels, including the groundbreaking Chaga books set in Africa, Ian McDonald has long been at the cutting edge of SF. RIVER OF GODS won the BSFA AWARD in 2005, BRASYL won it in 2009.
Awards
Short-listed for British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel 1995 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9780575098510
Author Ian McDonald
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Gollancz
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 294g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 137mm * 22mm
