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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Tor Fantasy
Publication date
June 26, 2007
Pages
353
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780765353870
ISBN-10
0765353873
Dimensions
1 by 4 by 6.75 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$7.99
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Raised in a strict British boarding school, five orphans--Amelia, Vanity, Colin, Quentin, and Victor--discover that they are not truly human, but rather have been kidnapped from their real parents, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by a variety of super-beings, and now they must learn to control their individual unusual abilities in order to escape. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Wright's new fantasy, continuing in Fugitives of Chaos, is about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who begin to discover that they may not be human beings. The students at the school do not age, while the world around them does. The orphans have been kidnapped from their true parents, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by super-beings: pagan gods, fairy-queens, Cyclopes, sea-monsters, witches, or things even stranger.
John C. Wright established himself at the forefront of contemporary fantasy with Orphans of Chaos, which launched a new epic adventure.
Wright's new fantasy, continuing in Fugitives of Chaos, is about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who begin to discover that they may not be human beings. The students at the school do not age, while the world around them does. The orphans have been kidnapped from their true parents, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by super-beings: pagan gods, fairy-queens, Cyclopes, sea-monsters, witches, or things even stranger.
Amelia is apparently a fourth-dimensional being; Victor is a synthetic man who can control the molecular arrangement of matter around him; Vanity can find secret passageways through solid walls; Colin is psychic; Quentin is a warlock. Each power comes from a different paradigm or view of the inexplicable universe, and they should not be able to co-exist under the same laws of nature. They must learn to control their strange abilities in order to escape their captors. Something very important must be at stake in their imprisonment.
Editions
Hardcover
from Tor Books (November 14, 2006)
9780765314963 | details & prices | 320 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $25.95
About: Raised in a strict British boarding school, five orphans--Amelia, Vanity, Colin, Quentin, and Victor--discover that they are not truly human, but rather have been kidnapped from their real parents, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by a variety of super-beings, and now they must learn to control their individual unusual abilities in order to escape.
About: Raised in a strict British boarding school, five orphans--Amelia, Vanity, Colin, Quentin, and Victor--discover that they are not truly human, but rather have been kidnapped from their real parents, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by a variety of super-beings, and now they must learn to control their individual unusual abilities in order to escape.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Tor Fantasy (June 26, 2007)
9780765353870 | details & prices | 353 pages | 4.00 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Raised in a strict British boarding school, five orphans--Amelia, Vanity, Colin, Quentin, and Victor--discover that they are not truly human, but rather have been kidnapped from their real parents, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by a variety of super-beings, and now they must learn to control their individual unusual abilities in order to escape.
About: Raised in a strict British boarding school, five orphans--Amelia, Vanity, Colin, Quentin, and Victor--discover that they are not truly human, but rather have been kidnapped from their real parents, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by a variety of super-beings, and now they must learn to control their individual unusual abilities in order to escape.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (May 9, 2008)
9781435270367 | details & prices | 353 pages | 4.00 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $16.99
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