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The Blue, Beautiful World - Lord, Karen (Hardcover)
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- Condition
- Brand
- Lord, Karen
- ISBN
- 9780593598436
- Book Title
- Blue, Beautiful World : a Novel
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Random House Worlds
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / Space Opera, Literary
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 15.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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As first contact transforms Earth, a team of gifted visionaries race to create a new future in this wondrous science fiction novel from the award-winning author of The Best of All Possible Worlds . "A complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original."--Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries The world is changing, and humanity must change with it. Rising seas and soaring temperatures have radically transformed the face of Earth. Meanwhile, Earth is being observed from afar by other civilizations . . . and now they are ready to make contact. Vying to prepare humanity for first contact are a group of dreamers and changemakers, including Peter Hendrix, the genius inventor behind the most advanced VR tech; Charyssa, a beloved celebrity icon with a passion for humanitarian work; and Kanoa, a member of a global council of young people drafted to reimagine the relationship between humankind and alien societies. And they may have an unexpected secret weapon: Owen, a pop megastar whose ability to connect with his adoring fans is more than charisma. His hidden talent could be the key to uniting Earth as it looks toward the stars. But Owen's abilities are so unique that no one can control him and so seductive that he cannot help but use them. Can he transcend his human limitations and find the freedom he has always dreamed of? Or is he doomed to become the dictator of his nightmares?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Worlds
ISBN-10
0593598431
ISBN-13
9780593598436
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27058362113
Product Key Features
Book Title
Blue, Beautiful World : a Novel
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / Space Opera, Literary
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
15.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pr9230.9.L67b58 2023
Reviews
"Wherever you are, whatever your genre of choice, Dr. Karen Lord is essential reading. This is the thrilling, cerebral, empathetic, and hopeful speculative fiction the world absolutely needs--now and always." --Samit Basu, author of The City Inside " The Blue, Beautiful World launches you into an exquisite world bursting with people and ideas that reach beyond its pages. If you enjoy large-scale, big-brained fiction with a heart of gold, this is the book for you." --Suyi Davies Okungbowa, author of Son of the Storm "A wise, ambitious, and beautifully crafted novel of first contact, the future of Earth, and the challenges posed by survival, change, and compassionate connection." --Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun and The Keeper's Six " The Blue Beautiful World is unlike any science fiction you've read. It is a treatise on global diplomacy, a first-contact adventure, and a meditation on the transformative power of pop culture. Most of all, it is a gorgeous, wise tale of our shared traumatic histories and potential futures together, on a planet whose mysteries humans have only begun to explore. Step into Karen Lord's world and be changed forever." --Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous and The Terraformers "An exquisite novel of galactic diaspora, of long-lost humankind coming home, The Blue Beautiful World is a thoughtful and dreamlike examination of the goodness and potential in humanity. It will change the way you think about family, empathy, and the mysterious ghosts born here on our own world." --Tessa Gratton, author of The Queens of Innis Lear, " The Blue, Beautiful World is science fiction at its best--unexpected, wise, and compassionate. We all need this book, more urgently than ever." --Zen Cho, author of Black Water Sister " The Blue, Beautiful World is unlike any science fiction you've read. It is a treatise on global diplomacy, a first-contact adventure, and a meditation on the transformative power of pop culture. Most of all, it is a gorgeous, wise tale of our shared traumatic histories and potential futures together, on a planet whose mysteries humans have only begun to explore. Step into Karen Lord's world and be changed forever." --Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous and The Terraformers "This is the thrilling, cerebral, empathetic, and hopeful speculative fiction the world absolutely needs--now and always." --Samit Basu, author of The City Inside "Brimming with sharp characters, action, espionage, and audacious ideas, The Blue, Beautiful World subverts the idea of first contact, and then inverts it, too--just in case. Lord delivers profound insights on charisma, identity, cooperation, and family, all wrapped up in a cracking high-stakes story of intergalactic intrigue." --Malka Older, author of Infomocracy "A wise, ambitious, and beautifully crafted novel of first contact, the future of Earth, and the challenges posed by survival, change, and compassionate connection." --Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun and The Keeper's Six "An exquisite novel of galactic diaspora, of long-lost humankind coming home, The Blue, Beautiful World is a thoughtful and dreamlike examination of the goodness and potential in humanity. It will change the way you think about family, empathy, and the mysterious ghosts born here on our own world." --Tessa Gratton, author of The Queens of Innis Lear "The Blue, Beautiful World launches you into an exquisite world bursting with people and ideas that reach beyond its pages. If you enjoy large-scale, big-brained fiction with a heart of gold, this is the book for you. "--Suyi Davies Okungbowa, author of Son of the Storm, "Karen Lord weaves a complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!" --Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries "Wherever you are, whatever your genre of choice, Dr. Karen Lord is essential reading. This is the thrilling, cerebral, empathetic, and hopeful speculative fiction the world absolutely needs--now and always." --Samit Basu, author of The City Inside " The Blue, Beautiful World launches you into an exquisite world bursting with people and ideas that reach beyond its pages. If you enjoy large-scale, big-brained fiction with a heart of gold, this is the book for you." --Suyi Davies Okungbowa, author of Son of the Storm "A wise, ambitious, and beautifully crafted novel of first contact, the future of Earth, and the challenges posed by survival, change, and compassionate connection." --Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun and The Keeper's Six " The Blue Beautiful World is unlike any science fiction you've read. It is a treatise on global diplomacy, a first-contact adventure, and a meditation on the transformative power of pop culture. Most of all, it is a gorgeous, wise tale of our shared traumatic histories and potential futures together, on a planet whose mysteries humans have only begun to explore. Step into Karen Lord's world and be changed forever." --Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous and The Terraformers "An exquisite novel of galactic diaspora, of long-lost humankind coming home, The Blue Beautiful World is a thoughtful and dreamlike examination of the goodness and potential in humanity. It will change the way you think about family, empathy, and the mysterious ghosts born here on our own world." --Tessa Gratton, author of The Queens of Innis Lear, "Karen Lord weaves a complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!" --Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries "Wherever you are, whatever your genre of choice, Dr. Karen Lord is essential reading. This is the thrilling, cerebral, empathetic, and hopeful speculative fiction the world absolutely needs--now and always." --Samit Basu, author of The City Inside "A wise, ambitious, and beautifully crafted novel of first contact, the future of Earth, and the challenges posed by survival, change, and compassionate connection." --Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun and The Keeper's Six, "Karen Lord weaves a complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!" --Martha Wells, New York Times- bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries, "Karen Lord weaves a complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!" --Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries "Wherever you are, whatever your genre of choice, Dr. Karen Lord is essential reading. This is the thrilling, cerebral, empathetic, and hopeful speculative fiction the world absolutely needs--now and always." --Samit Basu, author of The City Inside "A wise, ambitious, and beautifully crafted novel of first contact, the future of Earth, and the challenges posed by survival, change, and compassionate connection." --Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun and The Keeper's Six " The Blue Beautiful World is unlike any science fiction you've read. It is a treatise on global diplomacy, a first-contact adventure, and a meditation on the transformative power of pop culture. Most of all, it is a gorgeous, wise tale of our shared traumatic histories and potential futures together, on a planet whose mysteries humans have only begun to explore. Step into Karen Lord's world and be changed forever." --Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous and The Terraformers, "Karen Lord weaves a complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!" --Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries "Wherever you are, whatever your genre of choice, Dr. Karen Lord is essential reading. This is the thrilling, cerebral, empathetic, and hopeful speculative fiction the world absolutely needs--now and always." --Samit Basu, author of The City Inside "A wise, ambitious, and beautifully crafted novel of first contact, the future of Earth, and the challenges posed by survival, change, and compassionate connection." --Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun and The Keeper's Six " The Blue Beautiful World is unlike any science fiction you've read. It is a treatise on global diplomacy, a first-contact adventure, and a meditation on the transformative power of pop culture. Most of all, it is a gorgeous, wise tale of our shared traumatic histories and potential futures together, on a planet whose mysteries humans have only begun to explore. Step into Karen Lord's world and be changed forever." --Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous and The Terraformers "An exquisite novel of galactic diaspora, of long-lost humankind coming home, The Blue Beautiful World is a thoughtful and dreamlike examination of the goodness and potential in humanity. It will change the way you think about family, empathy, and the mysterious ghosts born here on our own world." --Tessa Gratton, author of The Queens of Innis Lear, "Karen Lord weaves a complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!" --Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries "Wherever you are, whatever your genre of choice, Dr. Karen Lord is essential reading. This is the thrilling, cerebral, empathetic and hopeful speculative fiction the world absolutely needs--now, and always." --Samit Basu, author of The City Inside, "Karen Lord weaves a complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!" --Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries "Wherever you are, whatever your genre of choice, Dr. Karen Lord is essential reading. This is the thrilling, cerebral, empathetic, and hopeful speculative fiction the world absolutely needs--now and always." --Samit Basu, author of The City Inside "A wise, ambitious, and beautifully crafted novel of first contact, the future of Earth, and the challenges posed by survival, change, and compassionate connection." --Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun and The Keeper's Six " The Blue Beautiful World is unlike any science fiction you've read before. It is a treatise on global diplomacy, a first contact adventure, and a meditation on the transformative power of pop culture. Most of all, it is a gorgeous, wise tale of our shared traumatic histories and potential futures together, on a planet whose mysteries humans have only begun to explore. Step into Karen Lord's world, and be changed forever." --Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous and The Terraformers
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