explorer / books · 2006
Air
Geoff Ryman’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 2004 by St. Martin's Griffin · 390 pages
Nebula · 2006
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Synopsis
In a remote village in Central Asia, an illiterate woman named Mae is the only person who remembers the chaotic test of Air — a new technology that will beam the internet directly into people’s minds. With the full launch approaching, Mae must prepare her village for a change that could destroy their way of life or transform it.
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