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Green
by Jay Lake
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Sunday, November 29, 2009 04:00 PM
More science fiction authors than you can shake a galactic armada at! Guests include:
- Lilith Saintcrow (Flesh Circus, Orbit)
- Jay Lake (Green, Tom Doherty Associates)
- Thomas Harlan (Land of the Dead, Tor)
- David Levine (Space Magic, Wheatland Press)
- Brent Weeks (Beyond the Shadows, Orbit)
- Camille Alexa (Push of the Sky, Hadley Rille Books)
- Barb and J. C. Hendee (In Shade and Shadow, Roc)
- Devon Monk (Magic in the Shadows, Roc)
- Brenda Cooper (Wings of Creation, Tor)
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Diving into the Wreck, Pyr)
- Dean Wesley Smith (numerous Star Trek novels)
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Fall of Light, Ace)
- Mike Shepherd (Undaunted, Ace)
- A. M. Dellamonica (Indigo Springs, Tor)
- Timothy Zahn (Odd Girl Out, Tor)
- Alma Alexander (Cybermage, Harper Teen)
- Louise Marley (the Singers of Nevya series)
- Ru Emerson (the Bard's Tale series)
....and Pyr senior editor Lou Anders.
We are also pleased to welcome the Cloud City Garrison of the 501st Imperial Legion.
Synopses & Reviews She was born in poverty, in a dusty village under the equatorial sun. She does not remember her mother, she does not remember her own name — her earliest clear memory is of the day her father sold her to the tall pale man. In the Court of the Pomegranate Tree, where she was taught the ways of a courtesan — and the skills of an assassin — she was named Emerald, the precious jewel of the Undying Dukes collection of beauties.
She calls herself Green.
The world she inhabits is one of political power and magic, where Gods meddle in the affairs of mortals. At the center of it is the immortal Dukes city of Copper Downs, which controls all the trade on the Storm Sea. Green has made many enemies, and some secret friends, and she has become a very dangerous woman indeed. Review: "Lake ( Escapement) makes a shift from steampunk to lush fantasy filled with exotic locales and exquisite descriptions. Sold as a child, raised and educated as a courtesan and secretly trained as an assassin, strong-willed Green retains her unyielding sense of independence, leading her to make drastic, unwise choices. Often used as a pawn and occasionally betrayed, she perseveres in trying to gain a measure of control over her life and a place to call home. Her goals become harder to reach when she's caught up in the machinations of immortals and power games of meddling gods. Despite an occasionally episodic feel and some rocky pacing that suggests it might have worked better split over several installments, the story is nicely powered by strong mythic undertones and a fresh take on the relationship between gods and mortals. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review: "Lake has configured his world-dominating empires, one British, the other Chinese, with huge and devoted attention to the last detail." Washington Post Book World Review: "Lake ( Escapement) has created a memorable heroine living in an exotic and sensual setting that draws from many historic cultures." Library JournalReview: "Lake's world-building is stellar, even with as idiosyncratic a narrator as Green, and the story she tells thrills." Booklist Review: "[Green's] journey from child victim to heroic, independent woman is well told, and Lake displays a keen insight into the emotional world of Green and his other powerful female characters." Kirkus Reviews Synopsis: Green's exquisite beauty and brilliant mind are not enough to free her from captivity — that takes her skills with a knife and the powers of a goddess.
About the Author Jay Lake lives and works in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of over two hundred short stories, four collections, and a chapbook, along with five previous novels. In 2004, Jay won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He has also been a Hugo nominee for his short fiction and a three-time World Fantasy Award nominee for his editing.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780765321855
- Author:
- Lake, Jay
- Publisher:
- Tor Books
- Author:
- Lake, Jay, Tobias
- Subject:
- Fantasy - General
- Subject:
- Fantasy fiction
- Edition Description:
- Trade Cloth
- Publication Date:
- June 2009
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 9.26x6.50x1.19 in. 1.30 lbs.
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