Everfair [electronic resource] : A Novel
Nisi Shawl2016
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From acclaimed short fiction writer Nisi Shawl comes a brilliant alternate
history set in the Congo, where heroes strive for a Utopia and endeavor to live
together despite their differences.
Now with a foreward from award-winning author Cadwell Turnbull.
In this re-imagining of Belgium's disastrous colonization of the Congo, African
American missionaries join forces with British socialists to purchase land from
the Congo Free State's "owner," King Leopold II. This land, which they name
Everfair, is set aside as a safe haven for native populations of the Congo as
well as settlers from around the world, including dream-eyed Europeans
attempting to create a better society, formerly enslaved people returning from
America, and Chinese railroad builders escaping hard labor. Using the combined
knowledge of four continents, Everfair becomes a land of spying cats and gulls,
nuclear dirigibles buoyed by barkcloth balloons, and silent pistols that shoot
poison knives.
With thi...
Main title:
Everfair [electronic resource] : A Novel / Nisi Shawl
Author:
Nisi Shawl, Author
Imprint:
New York : Tor Books, 2016
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (384 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781466837843
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
448963
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |