Conqueror: Time's Tapestry Book Two (Time's Tapestry, 2) - Hardcover

Baxter, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0441014968 ISBN 13: 9780441014965

Publisher: Ace Hardcover, 2007

Synopsis

Three centuries after the fall of Rome, the Prophecy's scroll is in the hands of a young girl, the last surviving member of her family, who lives disguised as a boy among the monks on the isle of Lindisfarne, until the Vikings attempt to destroy the scroll, but when William of Normany rises to power, the fate of the land once again depends on the ancient revelations of the Prophecy.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Baxter was born in Liverpool, England, in 1957. He holds degrees in mathematics, from Cambridge University; engineering, from Southampton University; and business administration, from Henley Management College. He’s a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.

His first professionally published short story appeared in 1987. He has been a full-time author since 1995 and is currently Vice-President of the British Science Fiction Association.

His science fiction novels have been published in the UK, the US, and in many other countries including Germany, Japan, France. His books have won several awards including the Philip K Dick Award, the John Campbell Memorial Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Kurd Lasswitz Award (Germany) and the Seiun Award (Japan) and have been nominated for several others, including the Arthur C Clarke Award, the Hugo Award and Locus awards. He has also published over 100 sf short stories, several of which have won prizes. He can be found at stephen-baxter.com.

Review:

"Fascinating."
-SF REVU

"It's masterful, a mix of widescreen spectacle and telling details. Mighty impressive."
-SFX

"A vivid cast of characters."
-GUARDIAN (U.K.)

"A multi-generational story of how an idea can permeate time and change the parameters of human existence."
-S. M. STIRLING

About this edition

• Publisher: Ace Hardcover
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0441014968
• ISBN 13: 9780441014965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320