Allison W. (sealady) reviewed on 12/20/2006 + 657 more book reviews

From back cover: "The once-fertile earth of Dora Henry's childhood has been undervalued and overdeveloped. Now nature has decided to fight back. Police officer Dora Henry is investigating the bizarre murders of three geneticists. Meanwhile, strange things are happening everywhere seh turns. Weeds are becoming trees, trees are becoming forests. Overnight, a city is being transformed into a wild and verdant place. Strangest of all, Dora can somehow communicate with the rampaging flora. A potential civilization-ending catastrophe is in the making. The nearer Dora gets to a murderer - and to the truth - the more seemingly disparate evetns beging to entwine. The answers she seeks today to the salvation of humankind may lie in a far distant future, one which is suddenly much closer than anyone imagines.

An exhilarating and enchanting novel that deftly combines fantastic invention with insight and a social conscience, from one of the most lyrical and important voices in comtemporary speculative fixtion...a perfectly marvelous book...."

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