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Land of the Dead
by Thomas Harlan
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Sunday, November 29, 2009 04:00 PM
More science fiction authors than you can shake a light saber at! Guests include:
- Lilith Saintcrow (Flesh Circus, Orbit)
- Thomas Harlan (Land of the Dead, Tor)
- David Levine (Space Magic, Wheatland Press)
- Brent Weeks (Beyond the Shadows, Orbit)
- Camille Alexa (Push of the Sky, Hadley Rille Books)
- Barb and J. C. Hendee (In Shade and Shadow, Roc)
- Devon Monk (Magic in the Shadows, Roc)
- Brenda Cooper (Wings of Creation, Tor)
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Diving into the Wreck, Pyr)
- Dean Wesley Smith (numerous Star Trek novels)
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Fall of Light, Ace)
- Mike Shepherd (Undaunted, Ace)
- A. M. Dellamonica (Indigo Springs, Tor)
- Timothy Zahn (Odd Girl Out, Tor)
- Alma Alexander (Cybermage, Harper Teen)
- Louise Marley (the Singers of Nevya series)
- Ru Emerson (the Bard's Tale series)
....and Pyr senior editor Lou Anders.
We are also pleased to welcome the Cloud City Garrison of the 501st Imperial Legion.
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Synopses & Reviews Review: "An artfully constructed alternate history setting, in which Earth and nearby worlds are ruled by an alliance of the Aztecs and the Japanese, serves as a tantalizing background to a breathless yet tedious stream of battle scenes and complex conspiracies in the third Time of the Sixth Sun installment (after 2005's House of Reeds). Archeologist Gretchen Anderssen, mysterious provocateur Green Hummingbird and other familiar characters find an unusual ancient artifact. Several military forces soon converge on it, with unknown forces behind the scenes pulling the strings, but the focus is not on the politics, intrigue and people behind this complex encounter. Instead, battles are described at length in technical jargon, spaceships explode with monotonous regularity and bodies pile up by the dozens, overwhelming the intriguing subtleties of the world." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis: It's a small change in our history: imagine that the Japanese made contact with the Aztec Empire. Instead of small-pox and Christianity, they brought an Imperial alliance, samurai ethics, and technology. By the time of these books, the Emperor in Mexico City rules not just the entire planet Earth, but a growing interplanetary Empire. But the Galaxy is not a hospitable place, and there are other powers, both new and very very old, who would stop the spread of the power in Anuhuac. A weapon of the Old Ones, from the time of the First Sun, has been found in a region of space. It must be investigated, then tamed or destroyed to keep it from the hands of opposing powers. Gretchen Anderssen, freelance archeologist and specialist in First Sun artifacts, has been hired by her old mentor Green Hummingbird, agent of the Mirror Service, to join him in the study. They will be joined by old friends, and some old enemies as well. Synopsis: Gretchen Anderssen, an archaeologist specializing in First Sun artifacts, accepts a commission to locate a weapon belonging to the Old Ones and either destroy it or learn to use it before it falls into enemy hands. Set in an alternative universe in which a Japanese-Aztec alliance has led to an interplanetary empire ruled from Mexico City, this latest addition to Harlan's "In the Time of the Sixth Sun" series (House of Reeds) solidifies his gift for combining disparate cultures to form an exotic background for stories of hard science and mythic symbolism. VERDICT Readers who enjoy intricate sf mystery-adventure will like this title.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780765312044
- Author:
- Harlan, Thomas
- Publisher:
- Tor Books
- Subject:
- Science / General
- Subject:
- Science Fiction - General
- Subject:
- Mexico
- Subject:
- Science fiction
- Subject:
- Alternative History
- Edition Description:
- Trade Cloth
- Publication Date:
- August 2009
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 414
- Dimensions:
- 8.25 x 5.50 in
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