The Child Garden
$36.44
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2005
Summary
In a semi-tropical London, surrounded by paddy-fields, the people feed off the sun, like plants. The young are raised in Child Gardens and educated by viruses, while the Consensus oversees the country, ‘treating’ non-conformism. Information, culture, law, and politics are biological functions.
But Milena is different: she is resistant to viruses and an incredible musician, one of the most extraordinary women of her age. This is her story and that of her friends, like Lucy the immortal…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575076907 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0575076909 |
| Author: | Geoff Ryman |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2005 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 158mm x 27mm |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
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Angela Carter meets Derek Jarman’s Jubilee in a Max Ernst landscape. Excellent
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About The Author
Geoff Ryman
Geoff Ryman was born in Canada in 1952 but moved to America when he was eleven. He moved to London in 1973. He began writing science fiction in 1976. His other novels include Was and 253. He currently lives and works in London and Oxfordshire.
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