Phoenix by Stephen Sullivan

Phoenix by Stephen Sullivan

A fiery spirit dances from the pages of the Great Book. She brings the aroma of scorched sand and ozone. She has a story to tell.

The Book of Phoenix is a unique work of magical futurism. A prequel to the highly acclaimed, World Fantasy Award-winning novel, Who Fears Death, it features the rise of another of Nnedi Okorafor's powerful, memorable, superhuman women.

Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York's Tower 7. She is an accelerated woman--only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix's abilities far exceed those of a normal human. Still innocent and inexperienced in the ways of the world, she is content living in her room speed reading e-books, running on her treadmill, and basking in the love of Saeed, another biologically altered human of Tower 7.

Then one evening, Saeed witnesses something so terrible that he takes his own life. Devastated by his death and Tower 7's refusal to answer her questions, Phoenix finally begins to realize that her home is really her prison, and she becomes desperate to escape.

But Phoenix's escape, and her destruction of Tower 7, is just the beginning of her story. Before her story ends, Phoenix will travel from the United States to Africa and back, changing the entire course of humanity's future.

A fiery spirit dances from the pages of the Great Book. She brings the aroma of scorched sand and ozone. She has a story to tell.

The Book of Phoenix is a unique work of magical futurism. A prequel to the highly acclaimed, World Fantasy Award-winning novel, Who Fears Death, it features the rise of another of Nnedi Okorafor's powerful, memorable, superhuman women.

Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York's Tower 7. She is an accelerated woman--only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix's abilities far exceed those of a normal human. Still innocent and inexperienced in the ways of the world, she is content living in her room speed reading e-books, running on her treadmill, and basking in the love of Saeed, another biologically altered human of Tower 7.

Then one evening, Saeed witnesses something so terrible that he takes his own life. Devastated by his death and Tower 7's refusal to answer her questions, Phoenix finally begins to realize that her home is really her prison, and she becomes desperate to escape.

But Phoenix's escape, and her destruction of Tower 7, is just the beginning of her story. Before her story ends, Phoenix will travel from the United States to Africa and back, changing the entire course of humanity's future.

Over the past thirty years, Stephen D. Sullivan has worked as an author, illustrator, and editor for game makers, comic companies, and book publishers. The properties he's worked on include D&D, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors, Star Wars, Dragonlance, Iron Man, Fantastic 4, the Tolkien RPG, Speed Racer, Solar: Man of the Atom, Darkwing Duck, Elektra, Rescue Rangers, Thunderbirds, The Twilight Empire, and the Blue Kingdoms, among others. Steve is the author of more than 30 published books and has contributed to numerous short story collections. For years he was the main ghost-writer for a well-known boys' mystery/adventure series. In addition to his original work, he's written numerous novelizations for movies and TV properties. Steve has won two Origins Awards-the gaming industry's highest honor-for his fantasy fiction; one for The Lion (the ultimate book in the Legend of the Five Rings series), and another for his Mage Knight short story, Podo and the Magic Shield. You can contact Steve using email or snail mail via his web site www.stephendsullivan.com or add comments to his blog at http: //stephendsullivan.blogspot.com. You can also listen to his show, Uncanny Radio, at www.uncannyworld.com. Steve counts himself lucky to live in Wisconsin with his wife of twenty years and their two wonderful children.

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ISBN 13	9780786917983
ISBN 10	0786917989
Title	Phoenix
Author	Stephen Sullivan
Series	Legend Of The Five Rings: Clan War S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wizards of the Coast
Year published	2001-03-16
Number of pages	312
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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