- Most
- readers
- recognize
- L.
- E.
- Modesitt,
- Jr.,
- as
- the
- author
- of
- a
- favorite
- fantasy
- series,
- be
- it
- The
- Magic
- of
- Recluce
- or
- The
- Spellsong
- Cycle.
- It's
- always
- a
- special
- treat
- when
- he
- turns
- his
- hand
- again
- to
- science
- fiction
- and
- Archform:
- Beauty
- is
- no
- exception.Four
- centuries
- in
- the
- future,
- the
- world
- is
- rich--nanomachines
- watch
- the
- health
- of
- the
- wealthy
- and
- manufacture
- food
- and
- gadgets
- for
- everybody--but
- no
- Utopia,
- as
- we
- see
- in
- the
- lives
- of
- five
- very
- different
- people.
- A
- singing
- teacher
- suffers
- for
- her
- music
- and
- fights
- bureaucracy
- and
- apathy.
- A
- news
- researcher
- delivers
- the
- essential
- background
- details
- but
- can't
- help
- looking
- deeper
- and
- wondering
- about
- the
- real
- story
- behind
- the
- grim
- incidents
- that
- make
- the
- headlines.
- A
- police
- investigator,
- assigned
- to
- study
- trends,
- begins
- to
- see
- a
- truly
- sinister
- pattern
- behind
- a
- series
- of
- seemingly
- unrelated
- crimes
- and
- deaths.
- A
- politician
- aids
- his
- constituents,
- fights
- the
- good
- fight,
- and
- tries
- to
- get
- reelected
- without
- compromising
- his
- principles.
- A
- ruthless
- businessman
- strives
- to
- make
- his
- family
- powerful,
- wealthy,
- and
- independent.Theirs
- is
- a
- society
- where
- technology
- takes
- care
- of
- everyone's
- basic
- needs
- but
- leaves
- most
- people
- struggling
- to
- extract
- a
- meaningful
- life
- from
- a
- world
- crowded
- with
- wonders
- but
- empty
- of
- commitment
- and
- human
- connection.
- Alternating
- the
- voices
- and
- experiences
- of
- these
- five
- characters
- in
- a
- tour
- de
- force
- of
- imaginative
- creation,
- Modesitt
- overlaps,
- combines,
- and
- builds
- their
- disparate
- stories
- into
- a
- brilliant
- tale
- of
- future
- crime
- and
- investigation,
- esthetic
- challenge
- and
- personal
- triumph.
- In
- the
- same
- way
- that
- he
- has
- built
- fantasy
- landscapes
- of
- surpassing
- fascination,
- Modesitt
- creates
- a
- believable
- future,
- one
- imbued
- with
- a
- deep
- understanding
- of
- the
- way
- politics
- works
- and
- how
- people
- act
- and
- react
- when
- their
- sense
- of
- themselves,
- of
- justice
- and
- truth,
- is
- exploited
- by
- others
- for
- power
- and
- control.
- When
- there's
- nothing
- left
- to
- need
- or
- want,
- will
- beauty
- live
- on
- in
- people's
- lives
- or
- disappear
- forever?L.
- E.
- Modesitt,
- Jr.
- asks
- difficult
- questions,
- sets
- himself
- unlikely
- challenges,
- and
- once
- again
- delivers
- an
- absorbing
- tale
- that
- enlightens,
- entertains,
- and
- uplifts
- all
- at
- once."Modesitt
- has
- outdone
- himself…This
- brilliant
- novel
- is
- as
- thought-provoking
- as
- it
- is
- entertaining."--Publishers
- Weekly
- (starred
- review)Other
- Series
- by
- L.E.
- Modesitt,
- Jr.
The
- Saga
- of
- Recluce
The
- Imager
- Portfolio
The
- Corean
- Chronicles
The
- Spellsong
- Cycle
The
- Ghost
- Books
The
- Ecolitan
- Matter
The
- Forever
- Hero
Timegod's
- WorldOther
- Books
The
- Green
- Progression
Hammer
- of
- Darkness
The
- Parafaith
- War
Adiamante
Gravity
- Dreams
The
- Octagonal
- Raven
Archform:
- Beauty
The
- Ethos
- Effect
Flash
The
- Eternity
- Artifact
The
- Elysium
- Commission
Viewpoints
- Critical
Haze
Empress
- of
- Eternity
The
- One-Eyed
- Man
Solar
- ExpressAt
- the
- Publisher's
- request,
- this
- title
- is
- being
- sold
- without
- Digital
- Rights
- Management
- Software
- (DRM) applied.
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