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"On a par with Ursula LeGuin or Arthur C. Clarke."--Chicago Tribune "A magnificent novel.a colossal achievement.an instant contemporary classic."--Science Fiction Review "A.SF masterpiece."--Kim Stanley Robinson When the Styths, a powerful and aggressive race of mutants from... Read Full Overview

In the far future, an Earth-born woman must negotiate with a fearsome mutant race: "On a par with Ursula LeGuin or Arthur C. Clarke" (Chicago Tribune).

2000 years in the future, runaway pollution has made the Earth uninhabitable except in giant biodomes. The society is an anarchy, with disputes mediated through the Machiavellian Committee for the Revolution. Mars, Venus and the Moon support flourishing colonies of various political... Read Full Overview

"On a par with Ursula LeGuin or Arthur C. Clarke."--Chicago Tribune "A magnificent novel.a colossal achievement.an instant contemporary classic."--Science Fiction Review "A.SF masterpiece."--Kim Stanley Robinson When the Styths, a powerful and aggressive race of mutants from... Read Full Overview

In the far future, an Earth-born woman must negotiate with a fearsome mutant race: "On a par with Ursula LeGuin or Arthur C. Clarke" (Chicago Tribune).