Description
This new cli-fi epic chronicles a future NYC wracked by climate change and follows the individuals who must make the most of what remains to survive.
It's 2110, the Earth's glaciers have melted, and there's no climate fix in sight. As refugees stream inland from the inundated coasts, social structures and national economies are stressed to the point of fracture. Food production falters. Pandemics rage. Rising sea level and devastating superstorms have flooded much of Manhattan and wrecked its infrastructure. Its residents have mostly fled, but a few die-hards have bet their survival on the hope that digging in and staying local is a safer strategy.
As the weather worsens, can a damaged population of poor folk, artists, misfits, and loners work out their differences in time to create a sustainable long-term society? In a lawless city, where the well-armed rich have appropriated the high ground, can an ex-priest find a middle road between non-violence and all-out war? The lives of his downtown band of leftovers will depend on it.
Sheltering among them, a young girl named Glimmer struggles to regain a past lost to trauma. As her memory returns, she finds she must choose who and how to be, and who and what to believe in, even if it means giving up a love she has only recently found herself able to embrace.
About the Author
Writer and scenic designer Marjorie Bradley Kellogg lives in Franklin, NY, where she is the editor of The New Franklin Register. She is the author of Glimmer, A Rumor of Angels, Harmony, The Dragon Quartet, and Lear's Daughters. She has designed scenery for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and for resident theatres across the country and in Europe, receiving many industry awards for her work. She taught at Princeton and Columbia and was Associate Professor of Theater at Colgate University from 1995 to 2017.
Reviews
Praise for Marjorie B. Kellogg
"If you like anthropological SF, and alien planets with reasonable planetary science, and excellent characters, you will enjoy Lear's Daughters." -Tor.com
"If you're looking for science fiction that is truly able to transport you to another world and show you how very everyday characters react to that world, Lear's Daughters is absolutely a must read." -Fantasy Book Review
"This is an intriguing massive tome that will fascinate readers." -Genre Go Round
Book Information
ISBN 9780756417505
Author Marjorie B Kellogg
Format Hardback
Page Count 496
Imprint DAW Books
Publisher Astra Publishing House
Weight(grams) 726g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 160mm * 39mm
It's 2110, the Earth's glaciers have melted, and there's no climate fix in sight. As refugees stream inland from the inundated coasts, social structures and national economies are stressed to the point of fracture. Food production falters. Pandemics rage. Rising sea level and devastating superstorms have flooded much of Manhattan and wrecked its infrastructure. Its residents have mostly fled, but a few die-hards have bet their survival on the hope that digging in and staying local is a safer strategy.
As the weather worsens, can a damaged population of poor folk, artists, misfits, and loners work out their differences in time to create a sustainable long-term society? In a lawless city, where the well-armed rich have appropriated the high ground, can an ex-priest find a middle road between non-violence and all-out war? The lives of his downtown band of leftovers will depend on it.
Sheltering among them, a young girl named Glimmer struggles to regain a past lost to trauma. As her memory returns, she finds she must choose who and how to be, and who and what to believe in, even if it means giving up a love she has only recently found herself able to embrace.
About the Author
Writer and scenic designer Marjorie Bradley Kellogg lives in Franklin, NY, where she is the editor of The New Franklin Register. She is the author of Glimmer, A Rumor of Angels, Harmony, The Dragon Quartet, and Lear's Daughters. She has designed scenery for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and for resident theatres across the country and in Europe, receiving many industry awards for her work. She taught at Princeton and Columbia and was Associate Professor of Theater at Colgate University from 1995 to 2017.
Reviews
Praise for Marjorie B. Kellogg
"If you like anthropological SF, and alien planets with reasonable planetary science, and excellent characters, you will enjoy Lear's Daughters." -Tor.com
"If you're looking for science fiction that is truly able to transport you to another world and show you how very everyday characters react to that world, Lear's Daughters is absolutely a must read." -Fantasy Book Review
"This is an intriguing massive tome that will fascinate readers." -Genre Go Round
Book Information
ISBN 9780756417505
Author Marjorie B Kellogg
Format Hardback
Page Count 496
Imprint DAW Books
Publisher Astra Publishing House
Weight(grams) 726g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 160mm * 39mm
