Occupy Me - Softcover

Sullivan, Tricia

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ISBN 10: 1785657984 ISBN 13: 9781785657986

Publisher: Titan Books, 2018

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Tricia Sullivan returns to the genre with a page-turning, surreal high-concept science fiction that will define the conversation within the genre for years to come.

Pearl is an angel.

She works for the Resistance - an organization dedicated to improving the world by tiny, incremental acts of kindness. But Pearl also has wings. They blossom at moments of stress. And she is strong; an extraordinary, terrifying strength capable of breaking the fabric of reality. The Resistance can't account for that, nor for Pearl's mysterious origins. All anyone knows is that she appeared in a New York junkyard in the early 21st century.

Truth is, Pearl doesn't really know what she is, let alone who she is.

Now she is on a pell-mell chase across the world. In pursuit of a killer wearing another man's body. The killer carries a briefcase that is a ragged hole in the Universe. A global conspiracy revolves around it. The nature of reality is determined by it. Pearl's got to get the briefcase back - no matter how shocking its contents may turn out to be.

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About the Author:

Tricia Sullivan is an award-winning writer of SF, Fantasy and YA. Her third novel, Dreaming In Smoke, won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best SF novel. Her work has encompassed cyberpunk, space opera and near future satire. Her novels have been shortlisted for the BSFA Award, the Tiptree Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. An American, she has lived in the UK since 1995.

Review:

"A genre-defying battle hymn of a book." Angela Slatter

“defies expectations and runs over with imagination”
“a dense, funny, complicated novel that rewards those who are willing to let its strange reality unfold” Barnes & Noble SFF Blog

“Sullivan's novel jam-packs a lot of elements into the story but does so in a way that's not overwhelming.” Kirkus Reviews

"A genre-bending masterpiece that is guaranteed to thrill readers...a fascinatingly wild ride." - Rising Shadow
"Sullivan (Maul, 2006) is writing high-concept mode here, much like Claire North and AdamRoberts; and, like them, she challenges the reader to follow a complex story and piece together a sense of aworld very different from ours through clues buried in the narrative. It can seem a daunting process; therewards are significant. Once readers throw themselves into the middle of the narrative, Sullivan's storybecomes an all-enveloping, mind-expanding experience." - Booklist Starred Review

“beautiful and lyrical language” - Girl Who Reads

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