- Hardcover: 426 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz (18 May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 057506904X
- ISBN-13: 978-0575069046
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 17.8 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,103,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A brilliantly wrought ecological-feminist parable of a girl fighting for her independence and her life on a planet where men live and rule for centuries while highbred women seldom survive three hundred years.
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An accomplished student and heiress to a great title, Genevieve has been brought up as a Proper Young Lady, carefully instructed in the Covenants -- the inflexible laws governing women of her class. But she must soon take up the time-honoured responsibilities of womanhood: that is to marry a nobleman of her father's choosing and bear a child at the age of thirty. But Genevieve has another side to her: the girl who remembers all the stories and the secret knowledge learned from her mother, now long dead, the girl who yearns to heed the call of the sea -- though she has never even seen the vast waters that cover most of the surface of her home planet of Haven. And as her fate, to marry the loathsome Prince Delganor, fast approaches, she begins to question the ties that bind her: why noblewomen must wait until thirty to have children, why so many die in childbirth, while peasants thrive into their eighties, and, most of all, why she must wed a man she detests, rather than the commoner she adores. Genevieve must uncover bitter truths about the seemingly backward planet of Haven, and fight for the rights of womankind, if she is to save her home world from total oblivion.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The world of Haven is full of secrets. Beneath the quiet feudal surface there are a great many things going on.
The tantalising suggestions can be a bit too much as this book begins in a 'Swiss Chalet School' mode and then slips into 'Little Women' concerns. There's a world at stake but Genevieve worries about curtains and servants.
Luckily the revelation is a good one and by the end changes rush in on the reader. There's a teaser chapter at the start which is guarranteed to hook you. So trust me the payoff is worth enduring all the hockey sticks for.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I noticed that one review described this book as "dull." It is true that Tepper has certain themes that recur in all her books, i.e., men oppress women, and as a species, we all seem willing to oppress nature. But, really, I don't need to agree with every one of her opinions to enjoy her wonderful stories. It's the old "Willing suspension of disbelief" that the true book lover is willing to engage! Ms. Tepper's stories are the best as far as my family is concerned. We look forward with eager anticipation to each new book. And this most recent one was among the best. I couldn't stop reading once I started and read straight through to the end! I highly recommend this story to anyone who loves fantasy/science fiction, or just a good story with a real surprise at the end!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I loved this story. It has many sub plots, and until halfway through the book, I was unsure what the P'Naki really was. The story seems to have too many loose ends to tie up, but Tepper does it perfectly. All of the unfinished sub plots are tied up into one nice knot.
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When I had finished I sat down and read it again!
I really really enjoyed this story, as I do all of Tepper's work. This book explores themes of feminism, power, and ecology (on a cosmic scale), all familiar territory for Tepper... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2001
Another wonderful story!
Can you believe she's turned out yet another marvelous book, so intelligent, humorous, moving, well-written, and always teaching us stuff that we have to learn over and over... Read more
Published on 21 July 1999
handless handmaids & heroic hunks
O.K., so it's all been said before. I agree: Tepper's ideas get old. But (at the risk of being tendentious) whoever finds fault with male SF authors for repeatedly creating... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 1999
Familiar Tepper themes; a good read
Tepper's themes (opression of women, ecology) are perhaps over-familiar from her other works, but this is a well-written and well-plotted book that holds the interest and is hard... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 1999
A struggle to read
Nice plot and all, but the writing was boring. DULL! It was a struggle to continue reading. The setting was creative, but the lackluster characters made the book a difficult... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 1999
Foreshadowing shoulding be 90% of a book
Tepper has two themes close to her heart.
First, that some people (moslty those she doesn't agree with) should just be killed, they can't be reasoned with and punishment is just... Read more
Published on 27 May 1999
Disappointing, Hard to Get Into, Retreads old Themes
I hate to say this, but. Tepper's latest is, while good, nothing to really bother with, except for the true fans and the total newcomers. Read more
Published on 23 April 1999
once again the world as we know it is going to end...
And now that I've gotten that out of the way... Sheri S. Tepper once again draws you into a world and introduces you to the cast of characters and sets the stage. Read more
Published on 21 April 1999
Another Winner!
Just finished the latest masterpiece from Tepper - and if you're a fan, this book is a must-read! Tepper's story in this novel perhaps doesn't make you question your own... Read more
Published on 11 April 1999
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