A River Called Time
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- Synopsis
- Short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award Included in Publishers Weekly’s Adult 2021 Announcements (SciFi, Fantasy, Horror) A Most-Anticipated Caribbean Book of 2021 (Rebel Women Lit) Critical praise for The Gospel According to Cane by Courttia Newland: Nominated for the 2014 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction! A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics, and conscience, set in parallel Londons. The Ark was built to save the lives of the many, but rapidly became a refuge for the elite, the entrance closed without warning. Years after the Ark was cut off from the world--a world much like our own, but in which slavery has never existed--a chance of survival within the Ark's confines is granted to a select few who can prove their worth. Among their number is Markriss Denny, whose path to future excellence is marred only by a closely guarded secret: without warning, his spirit leaves his body, allowing him to see and experience a world far beyond his physical limitations. Once inside the Ark, Denny learns of another with the same power, whose existence could spell catastrophe for humanity. He is forced into a desperate race to understand his abilities, and in doing so uncovers the truth about the Ark, himself, and the people he thought he once knew.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 448 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781617759369
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781617759260
- Publisher:
- Akashic Books, Ltd.
- Date of Addition:
- 01/11/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Courttia Newland
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.