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The newest novel from thae acclaimed author of Alma Rose and Nowle's Passing looks at life and love circa 3000 A.D. -- Melds a love story, a fast-paced adventure, and a sophisticated futuristic landscape reminiscent of the writings of Ursula LeGuin and William Gibson -- "Forbes ... displays a gift for the critical detail, elegant description, and quiet yet evocative character portrayal..". -- Kirkus ReviewsImagine a world where poverty, disease, crime, war, pollution, and family dysfunction have all been eliminated. In Exit to Reality, Edith Forbes takes readers a thousand years into the future to a world where every source of human misery has been overcome. Exit to Reality is the compelling tale of Proteus and Euclid and their techno-age romance, which begins as an e-mail romance and leads to a Paris rendezvous and an uncommon affair. Having inhabited the same body for hundreds of years, Proteus adopts the habit of morphing into different body types, ages, and animals to express himself as a sentient, vital being and leave behind a culturally induced techno-stupor. In an age where reality is completely structured by computers and technology. Proteus provokes Euclid to examine her regimented life as well as the family values of a world where everyone has an electronic Mom (Maternal Operations Module) and Pop (Paternal Oversight Program) to take care of their every need. In Exit to Reality, Forbes raises provocative questions about the nature of humanity in a virtually run world. "Edith Forbes has written an absorbing, fully limned world that chills, provokes, and poses unsettling questions for readerly contemplation. Each book she's written has been a leap beyond thewell-done book before it. Exit to Reality is a millennial leap in more ways than one -- and is a remarkable achievement". -- Rick Simonson, Elliot Bay Book Company
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
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Librería: Renaissance Books, Riverside, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. 313 pages. Published @ $24.00. Nº de ref. del artículo: 363
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Librería: Centigrade 233, Ann Arbor, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing (complete number line). A depiction of a human society one thousand years in the future. Is it better in most respects than the present? Yes. Is it a utopia? No, and that is what makes it interesting. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders. Nº de ref. del artículo: 001453
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