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Can I read The Child Garden on EtoBox?
The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Child Garden about?
"In a semi-tropical London, surrounded by paddy-fields, the people feed off the sun, like plants, the young are raised in Child Gardens and educated by viruses, And the Consensus oversees the country, 'treating' non-conformism. Information, culture, law and politics are biological functions. But Milena is different: she is resistant to viruses and an incredible musician, one of the most extraordinary women of her age. This is her story and that of her friends, like Lucy the immortal tumour and Joseph the Postman whose mind is an information storehouse for others, and Rolfa, genetically engineered as a Polar Bear, whose beautiful singing voice first awakens Milena to the power of music."--Amazon website
Who reads The Child Garden?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Geoff Ryman
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780575076907
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
- Rating
- 3.74 / 5 (1,092 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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