By Light Alone
$40.72
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
13 August 2012
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In a future where humanity has been genetically altered to photosynthesize sunlight through their hair, hunger is obsolete, and food becomes a mere indulgence.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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“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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