| City at the End of Time Contributor(s): Bear, Greg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345448405 ISBN-13: 9780345448408 Publisher: Del Rey Books OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Award-winning author Bear is one of science fiction's most accomplished writers. Bold scientific speculation, riveting plots, and a fierce humanism are reflected in this mind-bendingly epic novel that may well be his masterpiece. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction - Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.22" W x 9.14" (1.09 lbs) 496 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a time like the present, in a world that may or may not be our own, three young people-Ginny, Jack, and Daniel-dream of a decadent, doomed city of the distant future: the Kalpa. But more than dreams link these three: They are fate-shifters, born with the ability to skip across the surface of the fifth dimension, inhabiting alternate versions of themselves. And each guards an object whose origin and purpose are unknown: gnarled, stony artifacts called sum-runners that persist unchanged through all versions of time. Hunted by others with similar powers who seek the sum-runners on behalf of a terrifying, goddess-like entity known as the Chalk Princess, Ginny, Jack, and Daniel are drawn into an all but hopeless mission to rescue the future-and complete the greatest achievement in human history. |