false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171511082m/104349.jpg 104349 5 Sheri S. Tepper has crafted a far-future fantasy that reads like the best of whodunits: murder, religion, treason, a mysterious ailment called batfly fever, interplanetary spies, true love, and planetary consciousness are the strands that make up this colorful tale. She limns the culture of this new world so skillfully that the reader never has cause to doubt its 1000-year history.<p> A nontechnology planet, Haven was seeded by one of the Ark ships that carried humanity away from a dying Earth. Purchased by a consortium of wealthy men who chose peace over progress, the planet and its people appear to be thriving--all except young noblewomen. In the millennium since Haven was settled, it has become a sad truth that these women often die in childbirth or shortly thereafter, while commoners flourish and produce bountiful offspring. Noblewomen are raised to live, marry, and give birth as custom demands, adhering to strict religious and cultural tenets, for they "have been taught that women are happiest in gracious submission to the covenants."<p>Lady Genevieve, motherless from a young age, experiences visions and knows that somehow she is fundamentally <I>different</I> from those around her--but <I>how</I> different she is may surprise even the most experienced Tepper reader. An ancient voice is calling Genevieve to her destiny, although her path continues to be unclear. Together with the gentle Colonel Aufors Leys, she pieces together a horrifying revelation that will change their lives forever--but don't fear: there is good and wonder mixed in here as well.<p> <I>Singer from the Sea</I> begins with a deceptively simple storyline and evolves into an ecofeminist tale of the struggle to save the women of Haven, and indeed the planet itself, from a uniquely hideous end. <I>--Jhana Bach</I> 759689 1999 Singer from the Sea total:390|5:88|4:158|3:118|2:23|1:3| 390 1475 474 16 104349 1857987497 9781857987492 319 12 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171511082m/104349.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104349.Singer_from_the_Sea 5 0 false Tue Jul 08 14:43:44 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 14:48:31 -0700 2008 This book was much better than many of her works.
It takes the same form I'd seen in Grass and Gate to Women's Country. 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