The Resource Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson, (electronic resource)
Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson, (electronic resource)
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The item Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
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- Summary
- In 1912, history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antedeluvian monsters. To some, the Miracle is an act of divine retribution; to others, it is an opportunity to carve out a new empire. Leaving American now ruled by religious fundamentalism, young Guilford Law travels to Darwinia on a mission of discovery that will take him further than he can possibly imagine...to a shattering revelation about mankind's destiny in the universe
- Language
- eng
- Isbn
- 9781429956185
- Label
- Darwinia
- Title
- Darwinia
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Charles Wilson
- Subject
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- trueDreams
- trueJungles
- trueFundamentalism
- trueScience Fiction
- trueScience fiction classics
- trueAlternative histories
- trueExpeditions
- true20th century -- 1901 -- 2000
- truePhotographers
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueGood and evil
- trueConsciousness
- trueTwins
- Fiction
- trueVoyages and travels
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1912, history was changed by the Miracle, when the old world of Europe was replaced by Darwinia, a strange land of nightmarish jungle and antedeluvian monsters. To some, the Miracle is an act of divine retribution; to others, it is an opportunity to carve out a new empire. Leaving American now ruled by religious fundamentalism, young Guilford Law travels to Darwinia on a mission of discovery that will take him further than he can possibly imagine...to a shattering revelation about mankind's destiny in the universe
- Summary
- Presents an alternative history of the twentieth century in which Europe is replaced by a land of nightmarish jungle and monsters that contains the secret of human destiny
- Award
- Prix Aurora: Best Novel, 1999.
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- 007785
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- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Charles Wilson, Robert
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
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- Overdrive Inc
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- Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781429956185
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- 4f3ee2d2-fdc6-4626-9789-801fe446ef9f
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
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- other
- remote
- System details
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- Adobe EPUB eBook
- Kindle Book
- OverDrive Read
- Label
- Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781429956185
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 4f3ee2d2-fdc6-4626-9789-801fe446ef9f
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
-
- other
- remote
- System details
-
- Adobe EPUB eBook
- Kindle Book
- OverDrive Read
Subject
- true20th century -- 1901 -- 2000
- trueAlternative histories
- trueArchives
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueConsciousness
- trueDreams
- trueEurope -- History -- 20th century
- trueExpeditions
- Fiction
- trueFundamentalism
- trueGood and evil
- trueJungles
- truePhotographers
- trueScience Fiction
- trueScience fiction
- trueScience fiction classics
- trueTwins
- trueVoyages and travels
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