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The Quiet War by Paul J. McAuley is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Quiet War about?
<p><p>from The Teeming Cities Of Earth To The Scrupulously Realized Landscapes Of The Moons Of Jupiter And Saturn, The Quiet War, An Exotic, Fast-paced Space Opera, Turns On A Single Question: Who Decides What It Means To Be Human?<br><br>twenty-third Century Earth, Ravaged By Climate Change, Looks Backwards To The Holy Ideal Of A Pre-industrial Eden. Political Power Has Been Grabbed By A Few Powerful Families And Their Green Saints. Millions Of People Are Imprisoned In Teeming Cities; Millions More Labour On Pharaonic Projects To Rebuild Ruined Ecosystems. On The Moons Of Jupiter And Saturn, The Outers, Descendants Of Refugees From Earth's Repressive Regimes, Have Constructed A Wild Variety Of Self-sufficient Cities And Settlements: Scientific Utopias Crammed With Exuberant Creations Of The Genetic Arts; The Last Outposts Of Every Kind Of Democratic Tradition. <br><br>the Fragile Detente Between The Outer Cities And The Dynasties Of Earth Is Threatened By The Ambitions Of The Rising Generation Of Outers, Who Want To Break Free Of Their Cosy, Inward-looking Pocket Paradises, Colonise The Rest Of The Solar System, And Drive Human Evolution In A Hundred New Directions. On Ear
Who reads The Quiet War?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Paul J. McAuley
- Publisher
- Pyr
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781591027812
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Science Fiction, Fiction, Adventure
- Rating
- 3.6 / 5 (129 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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