Necroville

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Necroville
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ian McDonald
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 199,Width 137
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780575098510
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gollancz
Publication Date 10 March 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In the Los Angeles ghetto of Necroville, the yearly celebration of the Night of the Dead - where the dead are resurrected through the miracle of nanotechnology and live their second lives as non-citizens - becomes a journey of discovery and revelation for five individuals on the run from their pasts. With his customary flair for making the bizarre both credible and fascinating, McDonald tosses aside the line of demarcation between living and dead in a story that confronts the central quandary of human existence: the essence of non-being.

Author Biography

Ian McDonald was born in Manchester in 1960. His family moved to Northern Ireland in 1965. He now lives in Belfast and works in TV production. The author of many previous novels, including the groundbreaking Chaga books set in Africa, Ian McDonald has long been at the cutting edge of SF. RIVER OF GODS won the BSFA Award in 2005, BRASYL won it in 2009.