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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Tor Books
Publication date
November 1, 2002
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780765340146
ISBN-10
0765340143
Dimensions
1 by 4.25 by 7 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$6.99
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families--the Volsons and the Conors--vie for control, until a proposed agreement to cement an alliance with the marriage of young Signy Volson to the rival Conor, but new treachery soon threatens to unleash a bloodbath on the city. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
The time is the not-too-distant future. London is in ruins. A bombed-out shell. A picked-over carcass where the only rule of law is might makes right. What remains of the city is being fought over by two ruthless gangs of warlords. In an effort to create peace, however, a truce between the two families is suggested by Val, patriarch of the Volson clan. His collateral? The hand of his fourteen-year-old daughter, Signy, in marriage to his blood rival, Conor. A rebellious, headstrong teenager who has dreamed all her life of joining her father's forces as a soldier in the war against Conor, Signy is stunned by the announcement. To agree to such a plan is unthinkable! Conor is her mortal enemy. To live as his wife is no better than to live as a slave...for the rest of her life.
But what of the alternative? Does she dare defy her father? And what of the consequences of her rebellion? Her decision will set in motion a series of events--events both horrifying and tragic--that will change her life forever.
Melvin Burgess has fashioned a powerfully dystopian vision of a young woman's coming of age against the backdrop of war that is shocking, harrowing, and compelling.
But what of the alternative? Does she dare defy her father? And what of the consequences of her rebellion? Her decision will set in motion a series of events--events both horrifying and tragic--that will change her life forever.
Melvin Burgess has fashioned a powerfully dystopian vision of a young woman's coming of age against the backdrop of war that is shocking, harrowing, and compelling.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Tor Books (November 1, 2001)
9780765300485 | details & prices | 371 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $24.95
About: In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families--the Volsons and the Conors--vie for control.
About: In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families--the Volsons and the Conors--vie for control.
from Gardners Books (October 21, 1999)
9780862648336 | details & prices | 384 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $26.40
About: In the year 2200 London is in ruins and in the hands of two warring families.
About: In the year 2200 London is in ruins and in the hands of two warring families.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Simon Pulse (May 8, 2007)
9781416936152 | details & prices | 416 pages | 5.00 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $18.99
About: In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families vie for control, until a proposed agreement to cement an alliance results in the marriage of young Signy Volson to the rival Conor.
About: In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families vie for control, until a proposed agreement to cement an alliance results in the marriage of young Signy Volson to the rival Conor.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Tor Books (November 1, 2002)
9780765340146 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $6.99
About: In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families--the Volsons and the Conors--vie for control.
About: In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families--the Volsons and the Conors--vie for control.
New edition from Gardners Books (January 5, 2001)
9780141306896 | details & prices | 384 pages | List price $9.50
About: Set in the not-so-distant future, two rival gangs, the Volsons and the Connors, struggle for control of London, which is now surounded by the halfman lands - a desolate place populated by creatures, halfmen, who were the result of genetic experiments to create living killing machines.
About: Set in the not-so-distant future, two rival gangs, the Volsons and the Connors, struggle for control of London, which is now surounded by the halfman lands - a desolate place populated by creatures, halfmen, who were the result of genetic experiments to create living killing machines.
CD/Spoken Word
With Colin Moody (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Bolinda Audio (September 17, 2012)
9781743139417 | details & prices | List price $14.99
With Colin Moody (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Bolinda Audio (September 17, 2012)
9781743139295 | details & prices | List price $19.99
About: London is in ruins, in the hands of two warring families of gang lords, the Volsons and the Conors.
About: London is in ruins, in the hands of two warring families of gang lords, the Volsons and the Conors.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (March 1, 2008)
9781435228801 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.25 × 1.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $16.99
About: London is in ruins, in the hands of two warring families of gang lords, the Volsons and the Conors.
About: London is in ruins, in the hands of two warring families of gang lords, the Volsons and the Conors.
from Turtleback Books (December 15, 2002)
9780613926188 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $17.20
About: In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families--the Volsons and the Conors--vie for control.
About: In the not-too-distant future, in a London wracked by war, famine, economic collapse, and chaos, two warring families--the Volsons and the Conors--vie for control.
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