Strength of Stones
Greg Bear
In a theocratic world
far into the future, cities control their own movements and
organization. Constantly moving, growing and decaying, taking care of
every need their inhabitants might think of, the cities have decided
that humans are no longer a necessary part of their architecture,
casting them out to wander in the wilderness and eke out a meager
subsistence. To the exiled humans, the cities represent a paradisiacal
Eden, a reminder of all they cannot attain due to their sinful and
unworthy natures. But things are beginning to change. People are no
longer willing to allow the cities to keep them out, choosing instead to
force an entry and plunder at will. The cities are starting to crumble
and die because they have no purpose or reason to continue living
without citizens. One woman, called mad by some and wise by others, is
the only human allowed to inhabit a city. From her lonely and precarious
position at the heart of one of the greatest cities ever, she must
decide the fate of the relationship between human society and the
ancient strongholds of knowledge, while making one last desperate
attempt to save the living cities.
far into the future, cities control their own movements and
organization. Constantly moving, growing and decaying, taking care of
every need their inhabitants might think of, the cities have decided
that humans are no longer a necessary part of their architecture,
casting them out to wander in the wilderness and eke out a meager
subsistence. To the exiled humans, the cities represent a paradisiacal
Eden, a reminder of all they cannot attain due to their sinful and
unworthy natures. But things are beginning to change. People are no
longer willing to allow the cities to keep them out, choosing instead to
force an entry and plunder at will. The cities are starting to crumble
and die because they have no purpose or reason to continue living
without citizens. One woman, called mad by some and wise by others, is
the only human allowed to inhabit a city. From her lonely and precarious
position at the heart of one of the greatest cities ever, she must
decide the fate of the relationship between human society and the
ancient strongholds of knowledge, while making one last desperate
attempt to save the living cities.
Kategorie:
Rok:
2002
Wydanie:
Paperback
Wydawnictwo:
I Books
Język:
english
Strony:
272
ISBN 10:
1497608929
ISBN 13:
9781497608924
Plik:
EPUB, 198 KB
IPFS:
,
english, 2002
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