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The Quantum Rose
Published 2000 by Tor Books · 400 pages
Nebula · 2002
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★ Winner · this book
The Quantum Rose
Catherine Asaro

Finalist
Eternity's End
Jeffrey Carver

Finalist
The Collapsium
Wil McCarthy

Finalist
Mars Crossing
Geoffrey A. Landis

Finalist
Passage
Connie Willis

Finalist
The Tower at Stony Wood
Patricia A. McKillip

Finalist
A Storm of Swords
George R. R. Martin

Finalist
Declare
Tim Powers
Catherine Asaro on these ballots
2 award entries · 2 books · 1 wins · 1999–2002
Synopsis
On a world governed by feudal politics, Kamoj Argali is trapped in an arranged marriage to a brutal governor when a mysterious stranger arrives with advanced technology. Their love story unfolds against a backdrop of interstellar intrigue, with the romance itself structured as a metaphor for quantum scattering theory.
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Details
- Series
- Saga of the Skolian Empire · Book 6
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780312890629
