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by Mary Gentle (Author) "A ramshackle collection of white plastic and steel buildings stood at the edge of the concrete landing strip ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 992 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; paperback / softback edition (11 April 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575072873
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575072879
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 5.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 445,744 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The distant world of Orthe is littered with spectacular remnants of the Golden Empire, an ancient and technologically advanced civilisation extinct for two thousand years. Now their Orthean descendants have turned away from the technology which nearly destroyed them, and from their ancestors, the Golden Witchbreed. Then Earth envoy Lynne de Lisle Christie arrives and, all too quickly, finds herself the victim of intrigue and conspiracy, embroiled in a conflict that threatens to explode into war - and which puts her own life in deadly peril . . .


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SALES POINTS The classic fantasy duology from the author of the bestselling ASH 'A spectacular and wonderfully evocative novel . . . she is a writer who knows politics and human nature' Julian May 'A rare narrative talent' C.J. Cherryh 'So gloriously alien. Wow!' Anne McCaffrey
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5.0 out of 5 stars Darkly beautiful, 21 Jul 2002
In this earlier work from Mary Gentle, she has brought a world on the edge of disaster to life and death with the brilliant mix of human-scale interaction with deeply realised aliens, problems domestic and global, hard sci fi that creeps up on you unawares, and that slice of humour and tinge of romance that makes her work special. I won't give away the punchline, but anyone worried about the world today should read this book. I can only marvel that Mary was worried twenty years ago.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Almost Very Good, 24 Oct 2007
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I found this book reminded me of one of my favourite SF writers, Ursula LeGuin (comparisons are supposed to be odious, though this was meant as a compliment). Although I wasn't at any point tempted to give it up, I did find it overlong & wished at times that some pruning had taken place as this was a reissue. I think Mary G just uses too many words at times which slows things down & also the plot might have profitably had a few less twists & turns without losing anything essential.

I've already read MG's "Grunts" & liked it less. I can't award this book 3.5 stars, so I'll be generous & give it 4 but won't be returning to this author in the foreseeable future.
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