Free Shit Friday - City at the End of Time

Friday, May 13, 2011
City at the End of Time, by Greg Bear. Hardcover, First Edition, autographed by the author.

"In a time like the present, three young people dream of the fabulous ruins of a decaying city somewhere in the distant future: the Kalpa. The dreams of Ginny and Jack overtake them without warning, leaving their bodies behind while carrying their consciousnesses forward, into the minds of two inhabitants of the Kalpa - a would-be warrior, Jebrassy, and an inquisitive explorer, Tiadba - who have been genetically retroengineered to possess qualities of ancient humanity. In turn, the dreams of Tiadba and Jebrassy carry them back, into the minds of Jack and Ginny. As for the dreams of Daniel, they are even stranger and more disquieting. Hunted by others with similar powers who seek the sum-runners on behalf of a fearsome godlike entity, Ginny, Jack, and Daniel are drawn despite themselves into a mission to rescue the future of their dreams."

Da rules.

11 comments:

Tom said...

(raises hand) Me, me, me!

Haven't read me some Bear (G.) in a while.

Nathan said...

Me Two!

(How come you got back yesterday's post and mine has disappeared into the aether?)

Janiece said...

Because, Nathan, I'm special.

Juan Federico said...

I'm in.

Thordr said...

wooo, free shit, I want some!

David said...

Count me in! Sounds like my kind of book. :)

vince said...

Me also. May the random be with me.

Nathan said...

Janiece is special, Janiece is special...nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah...

WendyB_09 said...

Greg Bear is always a good read. I'm in.

Ewan said...

Prototypical newly-unlurking commentator and SF fan.

*waves*

Janiece said...

Welcome, Ewan. Feel free to pull up a chair and stay a while.