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The Mount : A Novel by Carol Emshwiller is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Mount : A Novel about?

* Philip K. Dick Award Winner * Best of the Year: Locus, Village Voice, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Magazine * Nominated for the Impac Award Charley is an athlete. He wants to grow up to be the fastest runner in the world, like his father. He wants to be painted crossing the finishing line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. Charley lives in a stable. He isn't a runner, he's a mount. He belongs to a Hoot: The Hoots are alien invaders. Charley hasn't seen his mother for years, and his father is hiding out in the mountains somewhere, with the other Free Humans. The Hoots own the world, but the humans want it back. Charley knows how to be a good mount, but now he's going to have to learn how to be a human being.

Who reads The Mount : A Novel?

Author

Carol Emshwiller

Publisher

Small Beer Press : Made available through hoopla

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9781931520034

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.7 / 5 (137 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14