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| Genre/forme : | Science fiction |
|---|---|
| Type d’ouvrage : | Fiction |
| Format : | Livre |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs : |
Karl Schroeder |
| ISBN : | 9780765354532 0765354535 0765315432 9780765315434 |
| Numéro OCLC : | 71541951 |
| Notes : | Originally published: 2006. |
| Description : | 331 p. ; 18 cm. |
| Titre de collection : | Virga, bk. 1. |
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Praise for" Sun of Suns"
A "Kirkus" Best Book of 2006
"The swashbuckling space settlers of Schroeder's fantastical novel inhabit warring nation-states inside a planet-sized balloon called Virga. This adventure-filled tale of sword fights and naval battles stars young Hayden Griffin of the nation of Aerie, orphaned by an attack on the artificial sun that his parents tried to build. Schroeder layers in scientific rationales for his air-filled, gravity-poor world-with its spinning cylinder towns and miles-long icebergs-but the real fun of this coming-of-age tale includes a pirate treasure hunt and grand scale naval invasions set in the cold, far reaches of space." -"Publishers Weekly"
"Outrageously brilliant and absolutely not to be missed." - "Kirkus Reviews," starred review "We already knew that Karl Schroeder could do Kubrick. Now it turns out he can do Dumas as well. And more: not since Middle Earth have I encountered such an intense and palpable evoc
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