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"In this complex and rewarding novel, Williams has created a future which features many of the wonders sf has been promising us for years: virtual reality, genetic engineering, faster-than-light travel, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, telepathic links with computers, and more".--Publishers Weekly.From Publishers WeeklyIn this complex and rewarding novel, Williams (Days of Atonement) has created a future which features many of the wonders SF has been promising us for years: virtual reality, genetic engineering, faster-than-light travel, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, telepathic links with computers, and more. Perhaps most interesting is that people have control of their daimones, different aspects of personality that are given specific names. The class system remains: the aristoi are the seemingly perfect humans who wield power and influence; in fact, some worship them as gods. An aristos named Gabriel discovers a conspiracy among three others of his class, who have created several worlds that are barbaric, with little technology and rampant disease and sickness. They have also killed other aristoi to cover their tracks and violated the sanctity of the Logarchy, t
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Williams, Walter Jon
- Publisher
- Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312851729
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.99 / 5 (920 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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