The Great Wheel

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480423701

<DIV><B>&ldquo;A serious, thoughtful work of futuristic fiction, this haunting novel is a bridge between Huxley&rsquo;s <I>Brave New World</I> and Frank Herbert&rsquo;s <I>Dune</I> &rdquo; (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>).</B><BR /> &#160;</DIV><DIV>Father John Alston has lost his faith but his heart remains strong. Having left behind a computerized, climate-controlled, and disease-free Europe, he administers aid to the destitute of a Borderer town in the Endless City. In the squalor of what was once North Africa, he provides spiritual comfort and basic health care, while preaching a message that he no longer believes. But the recent explosion of a deadly virus has John profoundly troubled and desperately searching for answers.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>Suspecting a native plant commonly used as an intoxicant, John decides to investigate further with the help of a brilliant but mysterious Borderer woman. His pursuit of the mystery will set him on a collision course with powerful political realities designed to maintain the status quo of the Third World. On a harrowing journey through a radioactive valley of death&mdash;and through his own painful history&mdash;he will confront devastating truths that will either revive his damaged soul or destroy it completely.<BR /><BR /><I>The Great Wheel </I>received the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and marked the &ldquo;thoughtful, sometimes wrenching, noteworthy debut&rdquo; of Ian R. MacLeod, author of <I>The Light Ages</I> and winner of two Sidewise Awards, two World Fantasy Awards, and the&#160;John W. Campbell Award (<I>Kirkus Reviews</I>).<BR /> &#160;</DIV>