Candace G. (Ogre) reviewed on + 1568 more book reviews
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From the same author who wrote QUEEN CITY JAZZ, a New York Times Notable Book f 1994---She's done it again. Goonan writes totally believably of advanced techniques in nanotechnology--so advanced they approach the supernatural. And the reader cares passionately about the characters. What more could you ask of a book?
From back cover: The preserved bones of the great Hawaiian king, Kamehameha, have survived in hiding into the 21st century and are the key to many secrets. For the young mathematician, Cen, they are the key to travel in time and between alternate universes. For the native Hawaiians Resistance movement, they are a symbol of independence but also the source of genetic material from which the great king may be cloned and rise again. Cen's mathematics and Akamu, the boy who might be king, become hidden tresures in the most amazing plot in contemporary SF.
From back cover: The preserved bones of the great Hawaiian king, Kamehameha, have survived in hiding into the 21st century and are the key to many secrets. For the young mathematician, Cen, they are the key to travel in time and between alternate universes. For the native Hawaiians Resistance movement, they are a symbol of independence but also the source of genetic material from which the great king may be cloned and rise again. Cen's mathematics and Akamu, the boy who might be king, become hidden tresures in the most amazing plot in contemporary SF.
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