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abner232, January 14, 2012 (view all comments by abner232)
I have never read a science fiction book with such a creatively and intelligently created setting.
chris keinath, January 1, 2011 (view all comments by chris keinath)
Astonishing. Parallels to current world "situation," with plenty of room for thought (who are we, what controls us, what is our future?). A great read.
"Synopsis"
by Harper Collins,
For ten years Fraa Erasmas,a young avout, has lived ina cloistered sanctuary formathematicians, scientists,and philosophers, protected from thecorrupting influences of the outsideworld. But before the week is out,both the existence he abandonedand the one he embraced will standpoised on the brink of cataclysmicchange—and Erasmas will becomea major player in a drama that willdetermine the future of his world,as he follows his destiny to the mostinhospitable corners of the planet . . .and beyond.
"Synopsis"
by Harper Collins,
For ten years Fraa Erasmas, a young avout, has lived in a cloistered sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside world. But before the week is out, both the existence he abandoned and the one he embraced will stand poised on the brink of cataclysmic change—and Erasmas will become a major player in a drama that will determine the future of his world, as he follows his destiny to the most inhospitable corners of the planet . . . and beyond.
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