Air
$23.43
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2026
Summary
“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 vil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399640398 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399640399 |
| Author: | Geoff Ryman |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gateway |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
| Series: | S.F. MASTERWORKS |
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“One of recent science fiction’s acknowledged masterworks. Enthralling.” – Matt Coward * Morning Star *
About The Author
Geoff Ryman
Geoff Ryman is a Canadian living in the United Kingdom. His first book, The Unconquered Country, which was based on events in Cambodia, was published in 1985 and won several awards. The King’s Last Song was inspired by a visit to an Australian archaeological dig at Angkor Wat in 2000. He has visited Cambodia regularly since then, teaching writing workshops in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap twice, and publishing three further novellas set in Cambodia. In Britain, he produced documentaries on Cambodian Arts for Resonance FM, London. He has published nine other books and won fourteen awards. He teaches creative writing at the University of Manchester.
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