- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz (18 Jun 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575060778
- ISBN-13: 978-0575060777
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,107,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ian McDonald has been putting his own glittering, poetic spin on SF themes and styles since his 1988 magic-realist novel debut Desolation Road. His 1995 Chaga described the first repercussions of an alien biotechnology that spreads from a meteor-strike in Kenya, transforming Earthly ecosystems into something frightening and wonderful. Kirinya is the sequel, with Chaga's reporter heroine Gaby McAslan stranded with her now grown daughter in what ought to be an African utopia of freedom from want, indefinitely extended life, and magical new abilities ... but which is poisoned by the politics of fear. First World powers, terrified by these changes, want to seal off and forget the mutated southern hemisphere: the equator is a new Berlin Wall, murderously defended. Meanwhile benevolent alien processes continue in space, in the "Big Dumb Object" now balanced between Earth and Moon, and the ongoing transformation of Venus into something that cannot be predicted. Gaby is uniquely placed to follow the tortuous, bloody path through political compromise, complex African factionalism, aggressive US imperialism and a cluster of shocking new weapons and surprises--all eventually leading to the hope of a new, sane world order. It's finely written and uncompromisingly knotty, with no easy answers. Though there's room for another sequel, Kirinya ends satisfyingly. Recommended. --David Langford
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In this sequel to "Chaga", Gaby McAslan, who was once a hungry reporter, is now living in the Chaga zone in an artists' colony. But the massive political and military upheavals that are rocking the world are about to drag her back into action.
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Format:Paperback
Sometimes provocative, sometimes too clever for his own good, but always relentlessly stylish, Ian McDonald's sequel to 'Chaga' find him re-examining his heroine Gaby McAslan, and her daughter, Serena. The plot could have done with some tighter editing, and there are times when the prose is simply too verbose, but hey, it's a small price to pay for McDonald's outrageously ornate but lyrical prose. The first third meanders a bit, but things start getting kicking somewhere around midway. The end is a little wimpy though.
Overall, an enjoyable read from this gifted author, though still not quite near his recent brilliance. Go check out 'Necroville' (novel) or 'The Days of Solomon Gursky' (novella) for some really great reading.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Continuing the Chaga Story
19 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
While not as good as the amazing Evolution's Shore, this sequel is still a 5-star book. McDonald turns from looking at how a world would react to seemingly non-intelligent aliens landing on earth to how those who survived would live their everyday lives. The story and the world are both fascinating, even if there are some moments that are uncomfortable. If you enjoyed Evolution's Shore, this book is worth getting.
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