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Interlibrary Loan
por Gene Wolfe
- Usado
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Used - very good
- ISBN 10
- 1250242363
- ISBN 13
- 9781250242365
- Livreiro
-
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Tor Books, June 2020. Hardcover. Used - very good.
Avaliações
Em Jun 30 2020, um leitor disse:
Interlibrary Loan is the second book (and last) in the Borrowed Man series by award-winning American author, Gene Wolfe. It's the twenty-second century, the human population is down to a billion, technology is highly advanced, and 'bots, sims and clones are part of everyday life.
Ern A. Smithe, a reclone of the 21st Century mystery writer, is puzzled to find himself on the new and luxurious truck with two other reclone resources from Spice Grove Public Library. Ern's friend, Millie Baumgartner is a renowned cookbook writer, while Rose Romain is a romance writer. They have apparently been requested for interlibrary loan to Polly's Cove Public Library.
Once there, Ern is checked out by young Chandra Fevre on behalf of her mother, Adah, but on his way out the door, he catches sight of an older, very much dilapidated copy of himself for sale in the lobby. At the Fevre house, Ern is shown what resembles a treasure map and is told a fantastic story of a boat journey and a missing husband: one Dr Barry Fevre, anatomy professor at Spice Grove University. But is Barry really missing? Adah's story isn't entirely reliable.
Before long, Ern has enlisted the help of reclone nautical author, Audrey Hopkins, and a journey in an apparently sentient boat with mother and daughter Fevre to an Arctic island, reputed to be the source of cadavers for anatomical dissection, is underway. From there the story manages to include ice caves, angels(?), a self-building, animate house, a Continental cop, and some very tall trees. Ern is checked out to help solve a murder.
It's difficult to say whether the ending is intended as a cliff-hanger (never to be explained now the author has died) or simply vague because the manuscript was perhaps incomplete. There were some inconsistencies that might have been corrected by a diligent editor. The last fifteen percent is rather disjointed, and the lack of any real resolution gives this sequel an unfinished feel. After the promise of A Borrowed Man, this last novel by Wolfe is, sadly, disappointing.
This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Tor/Forge
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- 2nd Act Books (US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 59920
- Título
- Interlibrary Loan
- Autor
- Gene Wolfe
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Used - very good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1250242363
- ISBN 13
- 9781250242365
- Editorial
- Tor Books
- Data de publicação
- June 2020
- Páginas
- 240
Termos da venda
2nd Act Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
Sobre o Vendedor
2nd Act Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2020
Charlottesville, Virginia
Sobre 2nd Act Books
We've only been in business since February 2019, but have a loyal customer base on the downtown mall in Charlottesville, VA. We are one of four bookstores on the mall, each of us with a different niche. Ours is children's books, while Blue Whale offers rare books, New Dominion sells new books only, and Daedalus sells second-hand books of every description. We are trying to get through this health crisis like every other indie bookstore, so your help is appreciated.