The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Based on fashions from steampunk literature, 31 original designs combine Victorian-era clothing with goggles, clocks, and other technological accessories. The intricacy and post-apocalyptic air of the illustrations offer creatively challenging, unique coloring experiences.
Bacigalupi is a worthy successor to William Gibson * Time Magazine *
An astounding novel * Interzone *
Not since William Gibson's pioneering cyberpunk classic, NEUROMANCER (1984), has a first novel excited science fiction readers as much * The Washington Post *
An exciting story about industrial espionage, civil war, and political struggle, filled with heart-thudding action sequences -- Cory Doctorow
Clearly one of the finest science fiction novels of the year * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
It's ridiculous how good this book is * Techland *
Postmodern Bangkok springs to life in Bacigalupi's brilliant dystopian tale of culture clash, recalling the best of China Mieville and Neal Stephenson * Library Journal *
The pace of the book is fast and relentlessIt is a dark vision . . . As a portrait of a world far from our own but not unrecognisably so, it is finely done * Times Literary Supplement *
Bacigalupi is a worthy successor to William Gibson: this is cyberpunk without computers * Time Magazine *
Not since William Gibson's pioneering cyberpunk classic, NEUROMANCER (1984), has a first novel excited science fiction readers as much ... Paolo Bacigalupi is a writer to watch for in the future. Just don't wait that long to enjoy the darkly complex pleasu * The Washington Post *
An exciting story about industrial espionage, civil war, and political struggle, filled with heart-thudding action sequences, sordid sex, and enough technical speculation for two lesser novels * Cory Doctorow *
This complex, literate and intensely felt tale, which recalls both William Gibson and Ian McDonald at their very best, will garner Bacigalupi significant critical attention and is clearly one of the finest science fiction novels of the year * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
An astounding novel * Interzone *
Not since William Gibson's pioneering cyberpunk classic, NEUROMANCER (1984), has a first novel excited science fiction readers as much * The Washington Post *
An exciting story about industrial espionage, civil war, and political struggle, filled with heart-thudding action sequences -- Cory Doctorow
Clearly one of the finest science fiction novels of the year * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
It's ridiculous how good this book is * Techland *
Postmodern Bangkok springs to life in Bacigalupi's brilliant dystopian tale of culture clash, recalling the best of China Mieville and Neal Stephenson * Library Journal *
The pace of the book is fast and relentlessIt is a dark vision . . . As a portrait of a world far from our own but not unrecognisably so, it is finely done * Times Literary Supplement *
Bacigalupi is a worthy successor to William Gibson: this is cyberpunk without computers * Time Magazine *
Not since William Gibson's pioneering cyberpunk classic, NEUROMANCER (1984), has a first novel excited science fiction readers as much ... Paolo Bacigalupi is a writer to watch for in the future. Just don't wait that long to enjoy the darkly complex pleasu * The Washington Post *
An exciting story about industrial espionage, civil war, and political struggle, filled with heart-thudding action sequences, sordid sex, and enough technical speculation for two lesser novels * Cory Doctorow *
This complex, literate and intensely felt tale, which recalls both William Gibson and Ian McDonald at their very best, will garner Bacigalupi significant critical attention and is clearly one of the finest science fiction novels of the year * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
Paolo Bacigalupi is a multiple award-winning SF author whose debut THE WINDUP GIRL has been one of the most acclaimed novels in this area to appear in recent years. He also writes critically acclaimed, award-winning short stories in addition to novel length fiction. Paolo currently lives in Western Colorado with his wife and son,
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780356500539 |
| ISBN 10 | 0356500535 |
| Title | The Windup Girl |
| Author | Paolo Bacigalupi |
| Series | Creative Haven |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2010-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2011 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |