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Zusatztext This is a big! sprawling! sexy! complex novel. The writing is energetic and economical! the story riveting! the denouement fascinating. An ambitious and riveting SF epic. Informationen zum Autor Ian McDonald was born in Manchester in 1960. His family moved to Northern Ireland in 1965. He now lives in Belfast and works in TV production. The author of many previous novels, including the groundbreaking Chaga books set in Africa, Ian McDonald has long been at the cutting edge of SF. RIVER OF GODS won the BSFA award in 2005, BRASYL won in it in 2007 and THE DERVISH HOUSE in 2010. Klappentext Ian Macdonald's RIVER OF GODS, painted a vivid picture of a near future India, 100 years after independence. It revolutionised British SF for a new generation by taking a perspective that was not European or American. BRASYL will do the same for South America's largest and most vibrant country. A story that begins in the favelas, the slums of Rio, and quickly expands to take in drugs, corruption, and a frightening new technology that allows access to all the multiple worlds that have slipped into existence in other planes everytime we make a decision. This is rich, epic SF that opens our eyes to the world around us and posits mind-blowing alternative sciences. It is a landmark work in modern SF from one of its most respected practitioners. The sensational new novel from one of the most acclaimed UK SF writers; a major addition to the Gollancz list Zusammenfassung The sensational new novel from one of the most acclaimed UK SF writers; a major addition to the Gollancz list
