Author | : Melissa Hardy |
File Size | : 47,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Tundra Books |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 13 November 2012 |
ISBN | : 9781770492929 |
Pages | : 274 pages |
The Geomancer s Compass by Melissa Hardy Book PDF Summary
This futuristic novel has all the elements YA fiction needs to draw critical attention from reviewers, and to elicit award-nominations. It is thematically interesting, culturally diverse, well-written, futuristic, and very funny. Set in the year 2021, this fantastic YA novel explores the tension between a young woman's future building infrastructure for Augmented Reality, and the commitment she makes to her dying grandmother to honour ancient Chinese magic. The Geomancer's Compass imagines a world in the near future while exploring the Chinese immigrant experience and the expanding, elastic and shifting nature of reality.