Galveston by Sean Stewart

Galveston by Sean Stewart

Terrific fun. -- Publishers Weekly
Eerie, enthralling, and] flavorsome. -- Kirkus Reviews
Fantasy novels don't get much better than Galveston. -- Washington Post Book World
Twenty years ago, a flood of magic swept over the island of Galveston. Isolated from the rest of the world, deprived of electricity and outside resources, the residents carry on in two separate worlds: the normal half; and Carnival, an endless Mardi Gras celebration populated by minotaurs and other monsters, where the music never stops and miracles abound. But now the community leaders who saved the island from chaos and guard the gates between the two halves are aging and their system is faltering. Sloan Gardner, the daughter of one of the gatekeepers, discovers how to cross between the two Galvestons and becomes a link between a father and son whose destinies hold the key to the survival of both worlds. Can a generation with no knowledge of the world before the flood maintain the barrier between the realms of magic and reality, or will the island descend into anarchy?
A dramatic exploration of such themes as love, friendship, and honesty, Galveston offers a compelling view of life as a game of chance. Library Journal praised the author of this gripping novel as possessing a brand of magical realism that] combines psychological drama with otherworldly images to create a rich tapestry that lingers long after the end of the tale.

Sean Stewart is both an award-winning novelist and a pioneer in interactive and multimedia fiction. In 2001 he won the World Fantasy Award for his novel Galveston and acted as lead writer and co-designer of The Beast, which Internet Life called the Citizen Kane of online entertainment. He lives in Davis, CA. Jordan Weisman is the creator of the successful MechWarrior line of PC games, one of the best-selling PC games of all time, Creative Director for the entire Microsoft entertainment division, and co-director (along with Sean Stewart) of the I Love Bees game, which won a Webby Award and an International Game Designers Award for Innovation. He lives in Bellevue, Washington.

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ISBN 13	9780441009961
ISBN 10	0441009964
Title	Galveston
Author	Sean Stewart
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ace Books
Year published	2002-03-26
Number of pages	464
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