By Light Alone, 9780575083660
Paperback
Photosynthesis means no hunger, but darkness still lurks within.

By Light Alone

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  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    13 August 2012

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Summary

By Light Alone: A Novel of Hunger, Wealth, and Identity

In a future where humanity has been genetically altered to photosynthesize sunlight through their hair, hunger is obsolete, and food becomes a mere indulgence. The impoverished cultivate their locks, while the wealthy flaunt their affluence by embracing baldness and consuming delicacies. But some hungers remain…

The young daughter of a privileged New York family vanishes, a victim of kidnapping. Their ransom demands are…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780575083660
ISBN-10:0575083662
Author:Adam Roberts
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:13 August 2012
Weight:345g
Dimensions:199mm x 158mm x 29mm
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Critics Review

“Should have won the 2009 Booker Prize.”

In the tradition of Swift, Orwell and Atwood–THE TIMES

About The Author

Adam Roberts

Adam Roberts is Professor of 19th-century literature at London University. His novels, SALT, GRADISIL and YELLOW BLUE TIBIA have all been shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th-century poetry and SF.

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