Earth Made of Glass
Earth Made of Glass
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This is the sequel to the Arthur C. Clarke shortlisted book "A Million Open Doors". Posted to the frontline on Quidde, base of Chaka Home, Giraut and Margaret find that the Millennialist sect settled there is about to come into conflict with another culture, risking the future of all humanity.
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Earth Made of Glass by John Barnes
At the furthest reaches of the galaxy exist the Thousand Cultures, societies scattered across 31 inhabited worlds in 25 star systems. Divided into linked complexes the vast distances between worlds are travelled quickly and cheaply. The Inner Complex - which includes Earth - has been able to exert control over the Thousand Cultures because it contains 90% of all human population and because all traffic must pass through it. But humanity is expanding and the complexes are beginning to fight over access to the frontier worlds. There will be flashpoints just like there always have been when cultures collide in the search for the space to live as they wish. Giraut and Margaret are posted to the frontline - Quidde, base of Chaka Home: a culture based on a Millennialist black American sect claiming spiritual descent from Chaka Zulu's army. But they aren't the only culture on Quidde and history looks very much like repeating itself as three factions engage in a struggle that echoes the bloody twentieth century wars in Rwanda and Bosnia. Giraut and Margaret must hunt out the last vestiges of good in a corrupt world - or risk seeing humanity as we know it disappear forever.
John Barnes is assistant professor of theatre at Western State College, Color
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781857984651 |
| ISBN 10 | 185798465X |
| Title | Earth Made of Glass |
| Author | John Barnes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1998-07-20 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |