Carnival

Name: Carnival
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Elizabeth Bear
ISBN: 9781436133746

Author: Elizabeth Bear

Narrator: Celeste Ciulla

Unabridged: 12 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/20/2008

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Garnering rave reviews from multiple publications, Elizabeth Bear is a rising voice in science fiction. Michelangelo Kisanagi-Jones and Vincent Katherinessen, former abassador-spies, have been ordered to New Amazonia to bring back information about the planet's cheap, renewable energy source. But secretly, one of the men devises other plans. "[An] action-packed, thought-provoking story."-Booklist, starred review

About Elizabeth Bear

Elizabeth Bear was the recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2005. She has won two Hugo Awards for her short fiction, a Sturgeon Award, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She is the author of the acclaimed Eternal Sky series, the Edda of Burdens series, and coauthor (with Sarah Monette) of the Iskryne series. Bear lives in Brookfield, Massachusetts.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Eileen on 2007-12-13 16:23:22

Definitely a genre book for the gay crowd. Science fiction is sort of an afterthought.

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 19, 2018

Holy hell this book was confusing. It didn’t even get better as the book went on. It just got more complex. I won’t spoil anything plot related, a couple spoilers for in book technology but that’s it. I’m giving it four stars for the world building, the characters, and the sheer creativity involved i......more

Goodreads review by Allison on April 11, 2018

I am a careful, astute reader who's willing to read meaning in for poetry's sake. But I have no f***ing clue what this book is. I...liked it? I'm torn between 2 stars for a book that makes no sense and 3 stars for writing a book that didn't feel like dental surgery even when it was carried just with......more

Goodreads review by Kaje on September 16, 2013

One of my favorite M/M Sci Fi books - this one is really a mainstream book with gay characters, more than a romance, but the relationship between the two protagonists is the emotional heart of the fascinating story about a very uniquely written far-future society.......more