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It is 1848 and the British Empire has grown rich exploiting Lilliputian slaves—the finesse of their working allowing unheard of feats of miniature engineering; even Babbage's computing device has been made to work. But now the French have formed a regiment of previously peaceful Brobdingnagian giants and invasion looms. In a world where humanity is both smaller and larger than it once was, love and hate loom large. Mankind discovers itself at the center of scale. Lilliptians are 12 times smaller than us but there are those 12 times smaller than them, and 12 times smaller again and so on. And the scale of being goes up from Swift's giants, as well. This Wellesian sequel to Gulliver's Travels is a unique piece of sci-fi literature.
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Adam Roberts is a novelist whose titles include Salt and Gradisil—both were nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Gradisil has been shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick Award. He also writes parodies, including Doctor Whom: E.T. Shoots and Leaves, The Sellamillion, and The Va Dinci Cod.
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"The king of high concept." —The Guardian
"A brilliant burlesque conceit, and Roberts exploits it in bravura fashion." — Locus
"An endlessly inventive writer . . . one of our most intelligent and versatile authors." —SFRevu
"Darkly satirical . . . a dystopian vision in the tradition of Swift, Orwell, and Atwood." —The Times
"A worthy science fictional successor to Swift's indispensable masterwork... equal parts adventure story and social commentary. Its philosophy is Swift's, but its success is all Roberts's own." —Strange Horizons
"A brilliant burlesque conceit, and Roberts exploits it in bravura fashion." — Locus
"An endlessly inventive writer . . . one of our most intelligent and versatile authors." —SFRevu
"Darkly satirical . . . a dystopian vision in the tradition of Swift, Orwell, and Atwood." —The Times
"A worthy science fictional successor to Swift's indispensable masterwork... equal parts adventure story and social commentary. Its philosophy is Swift's, but its success is all Roberts's own." —Strange Horizons
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- PublisherGollancz
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0575082321
- ISBN 13 9780575082328
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages368
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 360 pages. light wear, tanned pages Creased & sunned spine SWIFTLYby Adam RobertsGollancz, UK 2008ISBN 9780575082328trade pb, 360ppGOO D: light wear, tanned pages; Creased & sunned spine122 years after Lemuel Gulliver's voyage and his homeland is in crisis.It is 1848 and the British Empire has grown rich exploiting Lilliputian slaves - the finesse of their workin g allowing unheard of feats of minature engineering; even Babbage 's computing device has been made to work. But now the French hav e formed a regiment of previously peaceful Brobdingnagian giants and invasion looms. In a world where humanity is both smaller and larger than it once was, love and hate loom large. Mankind disco vers itself at the centre of scale. Lilliptians are twelve times smaller than us but there are those twelve times smaller than the m, and twelve times smaller again and so on. And the scale of bei ng goes up from Swift's giants also .Adam Roberts has written b oth a rip roaring 19th century adventure, a love story and a thou ght-provoking pre-atomic SF novel about our place in the universe . Seller Inventory # 1106ac
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