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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. http://speculiction.blogspot.com/2016/02/review-of-great-wheel-by-ian-r-macleod.... ( ) According to my handy dandy Kindle listening app I gave up on that at the 28% complete mark. It was disappointing because I've had a hardcover of this book for ages and kept trying to get to it. I was super excited to see it on audio in the free amazon-prime-bundle-thingy. The world building was very nice, it just needed characters and some plot. I'm sure there was a plot coming eventually (I hope) but if it's not there by 28% and if at that point I don't really care about the characters either it's time to move on. Didn't work for me but if you're into talking about diseases a lot and enjoy alternate history, missionaries in foreign lands working with "savages" and have the patience/time to wait for the plot then go for it. no reviews | add a review
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"A serious, thoughtful work of futuristic fiction, this haunting novel is a bridge between Huxley's Brave New World and Frank Herbert's Dune " (Publishers Weekly). Father John Alston has lost his faith but his heart remains strong. Having left behind a computerized, climate-controlled, and disease-free Europe, he administers aid to the destitute of a Borderer town in the Endless City. In the squalor of what was once North Africa, he provides spiritual comfort and basic health care, while preaching a message that he no longer believes. But the recent explosion of a deadly virus has John profoundly troubled and desperately searching for answers. Suspecting a native plant commonly used as an intoxicant, John decides to investigate further with the help of a brilliant but mysterious Borderer woman. His pursuit of the mystery will set him on a collision course with powerful political realities designed to maintain the status quo of the Third World. On a harrowing journey through a radioactive valley of death--and through his own painful history--he will confront devastating truths that will either revive his damaged soul or destroy it completely. The Great Wheel received the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and marked the "thoughtful, sometimes wrenching, noteworthy debut" of Ian R. MacLeod, author of The Light Ages and winner of two Sidewise Awards, two World Fantasy Awards, and the John W. Campbell Award (Kirkus Reviews). No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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