The Phoenix Exultant: Or, Dispossessed in Utopia (The Golden Age, Book #2)
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- Synopsis
- Phoenix Exultant; or, Dispossessed in Utopia is a 300 page science fantasy novel first published in 2003 and written by John C. Wright, a chronicler of future histories who has been compared to Olaf Stapleton. It is the second volume in a trilogy by the author, The Golden Age, dealing with the development of the solar system and written in a visionary epic style. The Golden Age is the first volume of the trilogy, and The Golden Age Transcendence is the last. The summary of Phoenix Exultant by Tom Doherty Associates reads as follows: And now The Phoenix Exultant, a second epic novel of a heroic quest in a far-future world of wonders from an important new talent. The Phoenix Exultant is a continuation of the story begun in The Golden Age and, like it, a grand space opera in the tradition of Jack Vance and Roger Zelazny (with a touch of Cordwainer Smith-style invention). At the conclusion of the first book, Phaethon of Radamanthus House was left an exile from his life of power and privilege. Now he embarks upon a quest across the transformed solar system-Jupiter is a second sun, Mars and Venus terraformed, humanity immortal-among humans, intelligent machines, and bizarre life-forms, to recover his memory, to regain his place in society, and to move that society away from stagnation. Most of all, Phaethon's quest is to regain ownership of the magnificent starship, the Phoenix Exultant, the most wonderful ship ever built, and to fly her to the stars. This is an astounding story of super-science, a thrilling wonder story that recaptures the verve of SF's Golden Age writers. The Phoenix Exultant is a suitably grand and stirring fulfillment of the promise shown in The Golden Age and confirms John C. Wright as a major new talent in the field.
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 306 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780765304322
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 10/24/08
- Copyrighted By:
- John C. Wright
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Roger Drewicke
- Proofread By:
- NW
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.