The Windup Girl
Winner of Five Major SF Awards
$37.26
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2010
Summary
In Thailand, Anderson Lake is a calorie company man working for big business. Under cover as a factory manager, he combs Bangkok’s street markets in search of near-extinct foodstuffs. And there he meets the Windup Girl, the beautiful and enigmatic Emiko - now abandoned to the streets. She is one of the underclass of New People, creche-grown and bred to suit the whims of the rich. Engineered as slaves, soldiers and toys, they are seen as soulless by some and as devils by others. As Lake become…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780356500539 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0356500535 |
| Author: | Paolo Bacigalupi |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Orbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2010 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 36mm |
| Series: | Orbit |
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Bacigalupi is a worthy successor to William Gibson: this is cyberpunk without computers - Time Magazine
Not since William Gibson’s pioneering cyberpunk classic, NEUROMANCER (1984), has a first novel excited science fiction readers as much … Paolo Bacigalupi is a writer to watch for in the future. Just don’t wait that long to enjoy the darkly complex pleasu - The Washington PostAn exciting story about industrial espionage, civil war, and political struggle, filled with heart-thudding action sequences, sordid sex, and enough technical speculation for two lesser novels - Cory DoctorowThis complex, literate and intensely felt tale, which recalls both William Gibson and Ian McDonald at their very best, will garner Bacigalupi significant critical attention and is clearly one of the finest science fiction novels of the year - Publishers Weekly (starred review)About The Author
Paolo Bacigalupi
Paolo Bacigalupi is a multiple award-winning SF author whose debut THE WINDUP GIRL has been one of the most acclaimed novels in this area to appear in recent years. He also writes critically acclaimed, award-winning short stories in addition to novel length fiction. Paolo currently lives in Western Colorado with his wife and son.
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