Skyward Inn - Couverture rigide

Whiteley, Aliya

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1781088829 ISBN 13 : 9781781088821

Editeur : Solaris, 2021

Synopsis

A thoughtful, literary novel about conflict, identity and community, after Earth makes contact with the seemingly harmless planet Qita.

ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD FINALIST 2022

Drink down the brew and dream of a better Earth.

Skyward Inn, within the high walls of the Western Protectorate, is a place of safety, where people come together to tell stories of the time before the war with Qita.

But safety from what? Qita surrendered without complaint when Earth invaded; Innkeepers Jem and Isley, veterans from either side, have regrets but few scars.

Their peace is disturbed when a visitor known to Isley comes to the Inn asking for help, bringing reminders of an unnerving past and triggering an uncertain future.

Did humanity really win the war?

This is Jamaica Inn by way of Jeff Vandermeer, Ursula Le Guin, Angela Carter and Michel Faber, a beautiful story of belonging, identity and regret.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Aliya Whiteley's speculative fiction has been shortlisted for multiple awards, including the Arthur C. Clarke award and a Shirley Jackson award. Her future fantasy travelogue novel, Three Eight One, was published by Solaris in January 2024 and won the British Science Fiction Association award for Best Novel. Her short fiction has appeared in many places, most recently as a 2024 NewCon Press collection on the subject of transport called Drive or be Driven. She lives in Sussex, UK, and blogs regularly about plants, planets, and other strange things at aliyawhiteley.uk.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Skyward Inn, within the high walls of the Western Protectorate, is a place of safety, where Jem and Isley, veterans of the war with alien Qita, offer warmth, stories and good brew. Their peace is disturbed when a visitor known to Isley comes to the Inn asking for help, bringing reminders of an unnerving past and triggering an uncertain future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Solaris
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781088829
• ISBN 13: 9781781088821
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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