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A modern classic, Joan Slonczewski’s A DOOR INTO OCEAN earned the author overwhelming critical acclaim, and comparisons to such respected science fiction luminaries as Frank Herbert and Ursula K. Le Guin. Now, once again, she opens wide the portals into the remarkable ocean world of Shora—and ushers the reader into a breathtaking realm of scientific and ecological wonders...where deathhastening perils hide behind a deceptive veneer of harmony and peace.Across the galactic Fold, Raincloud Windclan and her family wend their way toward Elysium—a pristine, technologically advanced city of scientists, teachers, politicians and intergalactic bankers that floats serenely on the surface of a water world. A Clicker “goddess” from an environmentally unstable tribal planet, Rain cloud has come at the request of Elysium’s leaders, who urgently need her linguistic and diplomatic skills to help avert an impending war with the barbaric Urulites. But it is scientific knowledge that attracts her husband, Blackbear, to this strange, incomprehensible city. For he fervently wishes to share with his own people the Elysians’ greatest achievement: immortality.For centuries the pleasure-loving Elysians ha

Who reads Daughter of Elysium?

Author

Slonczewski, Joan

Publisher

William Morrow and Co

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780380972227

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.94 / 5 (225 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14