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Air

Geoff Ryman

2

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23

score

#95 of 8,085 books · #14 in Science Fiction

Won the Arthur C. Clarke Award (2006) and the BSFA Award for Best Novel (2005). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 3 other awards.

Mae Chung lives in the rice-farming village Kizuldah, in Karzistan. She's a self-styled fashion expert, guiding the village women in dress, make-up and hairstyle, which makes her an informal village leader. When the UN decides to test Air—a radical new technology that works without power lines or machines—Mae finds herself with the memories of a deceased village elder, Mrs Tung. Struggling with information overload, the resentment of much of the village, and a complex family situation, Mae works fiercely to learn what she needs to ride the tiger of change. Geoff Ryman's triumphant return to science fiction, Air is a powerful, evocative story of information technology in a changing world.

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Publisher
Victor Gollancz Ltd
ISBN-13
9781473212152
Topics
Technology and societyRural life and tradition vs modernityIdentity and memoryCommunity leadershipGlobalization

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