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The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman [Ryman, Geoff] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards."An exuberant celebration of excess set in a resource-poor but defiantly energetic twenty-first century."—The New York Times"A richly absorbing tale—with a marvelous premise expertly carried out."—Kirkus Reviews"Excellent. . . . Dark and witty and full of love, closely observed, and sprinkled with astonishing ideas. Science fiction of a very high order."—Greg Bear"One of the most imaginative accounts of futuristic bioengineering since Greg Bear's Blood Music."—LocusIn a future London, humans photosynthesize, organics have replaced electronics, viruses educate people, and very few live past forty. But Milena is resistant to the viruses. She's alone until she meets Rolfa, a huge, hirsute Genetically Engineered Polar Woman, and Milena realizes she might, just might, be able to find a place for herself after all.Geoff Ryman is the author of the novels The King's Last Song, Air (a Clarke and Tiptree Award winner), and The Unconquered Country (a World Fantasy Award winner), and the collection Paradise Tales. Canadian by birth, he has lived in Cambodia and Brazil and now teaches creative writing at the University of Manch

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Geoff Ryman [Ryman, Geoff]
Publisher
Gollancz
Published
1988
Language
EN
ISBN
9780575076907
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
Rating
3.88 / 5 (14,938 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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