Volwys

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Douglas Thompson

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Two centuries from now, humans' unchecked environmental pollution will have provoked a new ice age. Amid the ruins of the city of Volwys, a bio-dome is under construction to protect a privileged elite, while the peasants outside live in mediaeval squalor, facing gradual extinction as the planet cools. Only one man alive remembers our world, having been kept alive by genetic manipulation by the mysterious 'cherubs'. The cherubs are frequent visitors at the court of the ruler: The Wolf King, who is guarded by bird-headed soldiers. Rrio is plagued by nightmares and visions as he attempts to uphold his odious regime by interrogation and torture. As his consciousness disintegrates, he comes to realise that the rebel leader each of his victims speaks of holds a fascination that may unlock the enigma of his own soul. This edition also includes nine acclaimed science fiction short stories published over the last ten years in magazines and anthologies.

Author Biography:

Douglas Thompson was born in Glasgow in 1967. He won the Grolsch/Glasgow Herald Question Of Style Award in 1989, and 2nd prize in the Neil Gunn Writing Competition in 2007. His first novel 'Ultrameta' was nominated for a British Fantasy Award in 2010. He has been a director of the Scottish Writers' Centre in Glasgow since autumn 2011 and acting Chair since autumn 2012. His writing seeks to defy traditional genre boundaries, but includes elements of Literary, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Supernatural - thus is generally called "Slipstream". Douglas' poems and short stories have been published widely in for instance Chapman, Ambit, New Writing Scotland, Polluto, and various anthologies of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Slipstream. Find out more at douglasthompson.wordpress.com.

Release date NZ

September 30th, 2014

Author

Douglas Thompson

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

274

ISBN-13

9781907133886

Product ID

22845331

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