- Hardcover: 386 pages
- Publisher: Eos (T) (July 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380975165
- ISBN-13: 978-0380975167
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 13 x 3.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,982,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The artificial world of Confluence is home to ten thousand alien races shaped and raised to intelligence by the Preservers who long ago abandoned Confluence, and retreated from the Universe itself. Now, Confluence is riven by a civil war fired by the heresies of the last humans.
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About the Author
Paul J. McAuley won the Philip K. Dick Award for his first novel and has gone on to win the Arthur C. Clarke, British Fantasy, Sidewise and John W. Campbell Awards. He gave up his position as a research biologist to write full-time. He lives in london.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
A worthy sequel to Child of the River.
14 Aug 1999
Format:Hardcover
Part of the magic of "Child of the River" was the gradual unfolding of the complexity of the planet Confluence: the sentient machines, the extraordinarily complex caste system of the society, the huge sweep of time across the culture. That there is a rollicking good tale running through the first two books now, makes McAuley's creation quite an accomplishment. Although these books are written as a trilogy, the typical beginning-middle-end of that form doesn't seem to be the prevailing idea here. This story is both expanding and contracting in unexpected and thoroughly enjoyable ways. The "Angel" character is a little preachy with her history, but McAuley is building a whole cosmology full of intrigue and creative, almost footloose ideas. In other words, it succeeds in doing what good science fiction can do, it takes us out of our own cultural and technological limits so that we can look back at them in a whole new way. "Ancients of Days" has me looking forward to the third book . . . .
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fabulous, literal, "world-building"
4 Aug 1999
Format:Hardcover
Reminiscent of Silverberg's Valentine series, this superb novel takes place on a long, narrow artificial world. The world is completely innundated with sophisticated machines, ranging in size from smaller than cells to large as whales. The planet itself is a machine, and the young protagonist, Yama, is a unique being who has the ability to control the machines. His powers make him a puppet in an on-going struggle for power. The action is fast and very exciting--at one point, I was yelling out loud! Great series, imaginative and beautifully written.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Excellent read. Better than the first (Child of the River).
11 Aug 1999
Format:Hardcover
I enjoyed this book more than his first. McAuley got around to explaining how all came into being and now a lot of it makes more sense. I recommend this series for those who are waiting for the next Jordan (Wheel of Time) book. Yama reminds me of Rand (e.g. people want to kill/serve him and people are afraid of his powers and some want to use him).
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