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Glimmering

(Paperback, Second Edition)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Glimmering

Contributors:

By (Author) Elizabeth Hand
Introduction by Kim Stanley Robinson

ISBN:

9780982663929

Publisher:

Underland Press

Imprint:

Underland Press

Publication Date:

26th July 2012

Edition:

Second Edition

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

FIC

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

400

Dimensions:

Width 153mm, Height 229mm

Weight:

412g

Description

Its 1999 and the world is falling apart at the seams. The sky is afire, the oceans are risingand mankind is to blame. While the spoils of the 20th Century dwindle, Jack Finnegan lives on the fringes in his decaying mansion, struggling to keep his life afloat and his loved ones safe while battling that most modern of diseasesAIDS.
As the New Millennium approaches, Jacks former lover, a famous photographer reveling in the world's decay, gifts him with a mysterious elixir called Fusax, a medicine rumored to cure the incurable AIDS. But soon, the "side effects" of Fusax become more apparent, and Jack gets mixed up with a bizarre entourage of rock stars, Japanese scientists, corporate executives, AIDS victims, and religious terrorists. While these larger players compete to control mankind's fate in the 21st Century, Jack is forced to choose his own role in the World's End, and how to live with it.
Originally published in 1997, Glimmering is a visionary mix of fantasy and science fiction about a world in which humanity struggles to cope with the ever-approaching "End of the End."

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