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Glimmering

From the author of the breakout bestseller "Waking the Moon," comes this stunning millennial thriller It is 1999. The Last Days — some say; the First, say others. The climate has altered irrevocably, the cities have imploded into vicious shards and the stars haven't been seen for months. The sky is a glimmering wash of reds and greens and golds, the result of global warming...it is thought.

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A breathtaking novel that weaves into one faultless tapestry the shimmering strands of science fiction and fantasy, "Glimmering" explores the violent margins and the soft decadent center of a world giving birth to a new millennium. Hand has captured in one powerful narrative both the unspoken dreams and the unspeakable nightmares of a generation. "Glimmering" will open more than eyes. It will open hearts to the wonder and terror of the world to come.

"Ms. Hand is a superior stylist." — "The New York Times Book Review"

"If Stephen King set out to rewrite 'The Waste Land' as a novel, the result might resemble Glimmering."' "The Washington Post"

"Wild, psychedelic thoughtful thriller ... Another dynamite read!"' "Des Moines Register"

"SUPERIOR."' "The New York Times"

"The tropic lushness of Hand's descriptions are only one reward awaiting her reader."'The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Superior! An author worth watching, not to mention recommending."' "Booklist"

"Glimmering is her best work yet ... there is beauty in the writing and how, amidst all the madness of the possible end of mankind, individuals can still come to care for each other."' "The Courier Gazette" (Rockland, ME)

"Glimmering is a haunting, cross-genre meditation on loss, change, and transcendence'thanks tothe grace and vitality of Hand's writing."' "San Francisco Chronicle"

Audience
adult
Length
long · 560 pages

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