The Margarets by Sheri S. Tepper Paperback Book

Description: The Margarets by Sheri S. Tepper This is the culmination of a desperate survival plan, millennia in the making ... FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When Margaret is six, she imagines herself a spy, a healer, a queen: and later at crisis points in her life, she feels as if parts of her have split off - the Margaret who followed her lover to Tercis and the Margaret who didnt; the one whos a healer; the one whos a spy.Mankinds survival depends on all these Margarets - if only they can come together as one, with their powers intact... Notes 90% of the worlds population is sold into slavery to alien races, and only Margaret, who has managed to create different versions of herself, can save mankind. Author Biography Sheri Tepper was born in 1929 and started writing in her fifties, since when she has produced dozens of fantasy, SF, horror, thriller and mystery novels. Promotional Sheri Tepper is one of the worlds finest sf and fantasy writers One of the few authors to feature in both the Fantasy and the Science Fiction Masterworks List BEAUTY was voted best Fantasy Novel of the Year by readers of LOCUS magazine. Updating the edgy, dystopian vibe of the 1960s new-wave SF, [THE MARGARETS] is a sprawling, widescreen eco-parable thats also, thanks to veteran US novelist Tepperss keen eye for character, intimate and genuinely moving. Just extraordinary FOCUS Sheri Tepper takes the mental risks that are the lifeblood of science fiction and all imaginative fiction Ursula Le Guin All Teppers books are thought-provoking and unputdownable SFX Her character, human and alien, are exceptionally well-drawn TIME OUT Combining an insight and understanding of human nature with an incisive yet eloquent wit thats worthy of Kurt Vonnegut STARBURST Sheri Tepper weaves science fiction and fantasy superbly THE TIMES Prizes Short-listed for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2009 (UK) Short-listed for John W Campbell Award 2008 (UK) Long Description When Margaret is six, she imagines herself a spy, a healer, a queen: and later at crisis points in her life, she feels as if parts of her have split off - the Margaret who followed her lover to Tercis and the Margaret who didnt; the one whos a healer; the one whos a spy.Mankinds survival depends on all these Margarets - if only they can come together as one, with their powers intact... Promotional "Headline" This is the culmination of a desperate survival plan, millennia in the making ... Description for Sales People - Sheri S. Tepper is one of the few authors to feature in both the Fantasy and the Science Fiction Masterworks List. Description for Press or Other Media The long-awaited new novel by an SF master! When Margaret is six, she imagines herself as a spy, a healer, a queen . . . and later, at crisis points in her life, she feels like parts of her have split off - the Margaret who followed her lover to Tercis, and the Margaret who didnt; the one whos a healer, the one whos a spy . . . And these alternate Margarets hold the key to mankinds survival, if they can come together again as one, with all their different powers intact . . . Details ISBN0575083484 Author Sheri S. Tepper Pages 528 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Series Gollancz S.F. Year 2009 ISBN-10 0575083484 ISBN-13 9780575083486 Format Paperback Imprint Gollancz Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Media Book Publication Date 2009-03-12 UK Release Date 2009-03-12 Audience General NZ Release Date 2009-04-30 AU Release Date 2009-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:16092145;

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