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Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder (2007, Mass Market)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-100765354535
ISBN-139780765354532
eBay Product ID (ePID)59023955
Product Key Features
Book TitleSun of Suns
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicScience Fiction / Steampunk, Science Fiction / Space Opera
GenreFiction
AuthorKarl Schroeder
Book SeriesVirga Ser.
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight5.6 Oz
Item Length6.7 in
Item Width4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsPraise for Sun of Suns A Kirkus Best Book of 2006 ‚"The swashbuckling space settlers of Schroeder's fantastical novel inhabit warring nation-states inside a planet-sized balloon called Virga. This adventure-filled tale of sword fights and naval battles stars young Hayden Griffin of the nation of Aerie, orphaned by an attack on the artificial sun that his parents tried to build. Schroeder layers in scientific rationales for his air-filled, gravity-poor world-with its spinning cylinder towns and miles-long icebergs-but the real fun of this coming-of-age tale includes a pirate treasure hunt and grand scale naval invasions set in the cold, far reaches of space. ‚" ‚- Publishers Weekly ‚"Outrageously brilliant and absolutely not to be missed. ‚" ‚- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "We already knew that Karl Schroeder could do Kubrick. Now it turns out he can do Dumas as well. And more: not since Middle Earth have I encountered such an intense and palpable evocation of an alien world. Sun of Suns puts the world-building exercises of classic Niven to shame." ‚-Peter Watts "Mix in one part thrilling action, one part screaming-cool steampunk tech, and one part worldbuilding and you've got Sun of Suns . And oh, what worldbuilding! Schroeder is a master." --Cory Doctorow ‚"Karl Schroeder's Sun of Suns not only creates an even more unusual and evocative setting than his previous work, but is replete with adventures and turns, and characters that are anything but one-dimensional. ‚" --L.E. Modesitt, Jr. ‚"I loved it. It never slowed down. The background is fascinating and the characters held my attention. It reminded me a little of The Integral Trees , with technology a little more advanced. ‚" --Larry Niven on Sun of Suns "Over the years, science-fiction has provided us with awesome environments, the best ones based on careful logic. There was Hal Clement's Mission of Gravity and Robert Forward's Dragon's Egg . Karl Schroeder's new novel is in a class with these masterpieces. The longer one ponders Sun of Suns , the less paradoxical--and the more intricately sensible--it comes to be." ‚-Vernor Vinge " Sun of Suns is a rip-roaring story full of marvelous images and cutting-edge ideas. Schroeder has the rare and invaluable ability to develop wholly new concepts and turn them into compelling narratives." --Stephen Baxter ‚"Karl has managed to have his cake and eat it [too]. . . .It's a satisfying story in itself, but raises enough questions for me to want to buy the next in the series. ‚" ‚-Neal Asher, "We already knew that Karl Schroeder could do Kubrick. Now it turns out he can do Dumas as well. And more: not since Middle Earth have I encountered such an intense and palpable evocation of an alien world. Sun of Suns puts the world-building exercises of classic Niven to shame." Peter Watts "Mix in one part thrilling action, one part screaming-cool steampunk tech, and one part worldbuilding and you've got Sun of Suns. And oh, what worldbuilding! Schroeder is a master." --Cory Doctorow, author of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leave Town and co-editor of Boing Boing "Karl Schroeder's SUN OF SUNS not only creates an even more unusual and evocative setting than his previous work, but is replete with adventures and turns, and characters that are anything but one-dimensional." --L.E. Modesitt, Jr. "I loved it. It never slowed down. The background is fascinating and the characters held my attention. It reminded me a little of The Integral Trees, with technology a little more advanced." --Larry Niven on Sun of Suns "Over the years, science-fiction has provided us with awesome environments, the best ones based on careful logic. There was Hal Clement's Mission of Gravity and Robert Forward's Dragon's Egg. Karl Schroeder's new novel is in a class with these masterpieces. The longer one ponders Sun of Suns, the less paradoxical--and the more intricately sensible--it comes to be." Vernor Vinge "Sun of Suns is a rip-roaring story full of marvellous images and cutting-edge ideas. Schroeder has the rare and invaluable ability to develop wholly new concepts and turn them into compelling narratives. The scientists are already studying Schroeder's ideas.Take him very seriously." --Stephen Baxter "Karl has managed to have his cake and eat it [too]. . . .It's a satisfying story in itself, but raises enough questions for me to want to buy the next in the series." Neal Asher, author of The Skinner "Schroeder's deft alchemy fuses scrupulously detailed, mind-expanding world-building with unabashed, rip-roaring pulp adventure to produce a twenty-four carat story sparkling with science fiction's finest virtues." Paul McAuley on Sun of Suns, Praise for Sun of Suns A Kirkus Best Book of 2006 "The swashbuckling space settlers of Schroeder's fantastical novel inhabit warring nation-states inside a planet-sized balloon called Virga. This adventure-filled tale of sword fights and naval battles stars young Hayden Griffin of the nation of Aerie, orphaned by an attack on the artificial sun that his parents tried to build. Schroeder layers in scientific rationales for his air-filled, gravity-poor world-with its spinning cylinder towns and miles-long icebergs-but the real fun of this coming-of-age tale includes a pirate treasure hunt and grand scale naval invasions set in the cold, far reaches of space." - Publishers Weekly "Outrageously brilliant and absolutely not to be missed." - Kirkus Reviews , starred review "We already knew that Karl Schroeder could do Kubrick. Now it turns out he can do Dumas as well. And more: not since Middle Earth have I encountered such an intense and palpable evocation of an alien world. Sun of Suns puts the world-building exercises of classic Niven to shame." -Peter Watts "Mix in one part thrilling action, one part screaming-cool steampunk tech, and one part worldbuilding and you've got Sun of Suns . And oh, what worldbuilding! Schroeder is a master." --Cory Doctorow "Karl Schroeder's Sun of Suns not only creates an even more unusual and evocative setting than his previous work, but is replete with adventures and turns, and characters that are anything but one-dimensional." --L.E. Modesitt, Jr. "I loved it. It never slowed down. The background is fascinating and the characters held my attention. It reminded me a little of The Integral Trees , with technology a little more advanced." --Larry Niven on Sun of Suns "Over the years, science-fiction has provided us with awesome environments, the best ones based on careful logic. There was Hal Clement's Mission of Gravity and Robert Forward's Dragon's Egg . Karl Schroeder's new novel is in a class with these masterpieces. The longer one ponders Sun of Suns , the less paradoxical--and the more intricately sensible--it comes to be." -Vernor Vinge " Sun of Suns is a rip-roaring story full of marvelous images and cutting-edge ideas. Schroeder has the rare and invaluable ability to develop wholly new concepts and turn them into compelling narratives." --Stephen Baxter "Karl has managed to have his cake and eat it [too]. . . .It's a satisfying story in itself, but raises enough questions for me to want to buy the next in the series." -Neal Asher, Praise forSun of Suns AKirkusBest Book of 2006 "The swashbuckling space settlers of Schroeder's fantastical novel inhabit warring nation-states inside a planet-sized balloon called Virga. This adventure-filled tale of sword fights and naval battles stars young Hayden Griffin of the nation of Aerie, orphaned by an attack on the artificial sun that his parents tried to build. Schroeder layers in scientific rationales for his air-filled, gravity-poor world-with its spinning cylinder towns and miles-long icebergs-but the real fun of this coming-of-age tale includes a pirate treasure hunt and grand scale naval invasions set in the cold, far reaches of space." Publishers Weekly "Outrageously brilliant and absolutely not to be missed." Kirkus Reviews, starred review "We already knew that Karl Schroeder could do Kubrick. Now it turns out he can do Dumas as well. And more: not since Middle Earth have I encountered such an intense and palpable evocation of an alien world.Sun of Sunsputs the world-building exercises of classic Niven to shame." Peter Watts "Mix in one part thrilling action, one part screaming-cool steampunk tech, and one part worldbuilding and you've gotSun of Suns. And oh, what worldbuilding! Schroeder is a master." --Cory Doctorow "Karl Schroeder's Sun of Suns not only creates an even more unusual and evocative setting than his previous work, but is replete with adventures and turns, and characters that are anything but one-dimensional." --L.E. Modesitt, Jr. "I loved it. It never slowed down. The background is fascinating and the characters held my attention. It reminded me a little ofThe Integral Trees, with technology a little more advanced." --Larry Niven onSun of Suns "Over the years, science-fiction has provided us with awesome environments, the best ones based on careful logic. There was Hal Clement'sMission of Gravityand Robert Forward'sDragon's Egg. Karl Schroeder's new novel is in a class with these masterpieces. The longer one pondersSun of Suns, the less paradoxical--and the more intricately sensible--it comes to be." Vernor Vinge "Sun of Sunsis a rip-roaring story full of marvelous images and cutting-edge ideas. Schroeder has the rare and invaluable ability to develop wholly new concepts and turn them into compelling narratives." --Stephen Baxter "Karl has managed to have his cake and eat it [too]. . . .It's a satisfying story in itself, but raises enough questions for me to want to buy the next in the series." Neal Asher, "Mix in one part thrilling action, one part screaming-cool steampunk tech, and one part worldbuilding and you've got "Sun of Suns."" -- Cory Doctorow
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisYoung, bitter, and friendless, Hayden Griffin is a very dangerous man. He's come to the city of Rush in the nation of Slipstream with one thing in mind: to take murderous revenge for the deaths of his parents six years ago. His target is Admiral Chaison Fanning, head of the fleet of Slipstream., It is the distant future. The world known as Virga is a fullerene balloon three thousand kilometers in diameter, filled with air, water, and aimlessly floating chunks of rock. The humans who live in this vast environment must build their own fusion suns and "towns" that are in the shape of enormous wood and rope wheels that are spun for gravity. Young, fit, bitter, and friendless, Hayden Griffin is a very dangerous man. He's come to the city of Rush in the nation of Slipstream with one thing in mind: to take murderous revenge for the deaths of his parents six years ago. His target is Admiral Chaison Fanning, head of the fleet of Slipstream, which conquered Hayden's nation of Aerie years ago. And the fact that Hayden's spent his adolescence living with pirates doesn't bode well for Fanning's chances.
LC Classification NumberPR9199.3.S269S86
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