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Slow River
Published 1995 by Del Rey · 343 pages
Nebula · 1997
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3 award entries · 3 books · 1 wins · 1997–2023
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Synopsis
After being kidnapped and abandoned on a city street, biotech heiress Lore van de Oest assumes a false identity and works in a water-treatment plant. Three interwoven timelines cover her family, life underground, and the biotechnology shaping both.
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