Книга: Yuknavitch L. «The Book of Joan»
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The bestselling author of The Small Backs of Children offers a vision of our near-extinction and a heroine— a reimagined Joan of Arc —poised to save a world ravaged by war, violence, and greed, and forever change history, in this provocative new novel. In the near future, world wars have transformed the earth into a battleground. Fleeing the unending violence and the planet’s now-radioactive surface, humans have regrouped to a mysterious platform known as CIEL, hovering over their erstwhile home. The changed world has turned evolution on its head: the surviving humans have become sexless, hairless, pale-white creatures floating in isolation, inscribing stories upon their skin. Out of the ranksof the endless wars rises Jean de Men, a charismatic and bloodthirsty cult leader who turns CIEL into a quasi-corporate police state. A group of rebels unite to dismantle his iron rule —galvanized by the heroic song of Joan, a child-warrior who possesses a mysterious force that lives within her... Формат: Мягкая бумажная, 267 стр.
ISBN: 9781786892409 |
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