{"product_id":"fish-tails-paperback","title":"Fish Tails - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheri S. Tepper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her 35th novel, science fiction master Sheri S. Tepper boldly weaves together the storylines of eleven of her previous works--from \u003cem\u003eKing's Blood Four\u003c\/em\u003e (1983) to \u003cem\u003eThe Waters Rising\u003c\/em\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFish Tails\u003c\/em\u003e, two of Sheri S. Tepper's beloved characters--Abasio and Xulai (\u003cem\u003eA Plague of Angels\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Waters Rising\u003c\/em\u003e)--and their children travel from village to village scattered across the sparsely populated land of Tingawa. They are searching for others who might be interested in adopting their sea-dwelling lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong their journey they encounter strange visitors from the far-off world of Lom, characters from Tepper's nine-book \u003cem\u003eTrue Game\u003c\/em\u003e series of novels--Mavin Manyshaped, Jinian Star-eye, and Silkhands the Healer--all of whom have been gathered up by an interfering, time-traveling, rule-breaking do-gooder to do one last good deed on earth before its metamorphosis is complete. For the waters are rising and will soon engulf the entire planet, transforming it utterly and irrevocably.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her thirty-fifth novel--a majestic epic rich with beauty and wonder--science fiction legend Sheri S. Tepper boldly weaves together the storylines of eleven of her previous works, from \u003cem\u003eKing's Blood Four\u003c\/em\u003e (1983) to \u003cem\u003eThe Waters Rising\u003c\/em\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFish Tails\u003c\/em\u003e, two of Tepper's beloved characters--Abasio the Dyer and his royal wife, Xulai--are traveling through the scattered villages of the sparsely populated land of Tingawa. Accompanied by their young children, they seek to warn everyone of the dire ecological changes that will alter their lives and those of their children for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waters are rising, and will eventually inundate their world. Many of those born in the coming century will resemble their son and daughter--sea children who can live without land. Abasio and Xulai hope to find others interested in adopting their sea-dwelling lifestyle. Because before too long, there will be no other choice. A grand summation of a long and illustrious career, \u003cem\u003eFish Tails\u003c\/em\u003e displays the extraordinary powers of invention of one of the great voices in contemporary science fiction. Sweeping in scope and vision, full of insights for our own time, it is a masterpiece of imagination, the capstone to a marvelous oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e--Iron Mountain Daily News on THE WATERS RISING\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her thirty-fifth novel--a majestic epic rich with beauty and wonder--science fiction legend Sheri S. Tepper boldly weaves together the storylines of eleven of her previous works, from \u003cem\u003eKing's Blood Four\u003c\/em\u003e (1983) to \u003cem\u003eThe Waters Rising\u003c\/em\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFish Tails\u003c\/em\u003e, two of Tepper's beloved characters--Abasio the Dyer and his royal wife, Xulai--are traveling through the scattered villages of the sparsely populated land of Tingawa. Accompanied by their young children, they seek to warn everyone of the dire ecological changes that will alter their lives and those of their children for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waters are rising, and will eventually inundate their world. Many of those born in the coming century will resemble their son and daughter--sea children who can live without land. Abasio and Xulai hope to find others interested in adopting their sea-dwelling lifestyle. Because before too long, there will be no other choice. A grand summation of a long and illustrious career, \u003cem\u003eFish Tails\u003c\/em\u003e displays the extraordinary powers of invention of one of the great voices in contemporary science fiction. Sweeping in scope and vision, full of insights for our own time, it is a masterpiece of imagination, the capstone to a marvelous oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.6 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45749478031557,"sku":"9780062304599","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/m9acHKVfsR9780062304599.webp?v=1770181676","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/fish-tails-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}