Bios
Title | Bios |
Year for Search | 1999 |
Authors | Wilson, Robert Charles(b. 1953) |
Date Published | 1999 |
Publisher | Tor |
Place Published | New York |
Keywords | Canadian author, Male author, US author |
Annotation | The background to the novel is a dystopian authoritarian where people are controlled by implants that monitor and control them emotionally, mentally, and physically. The focus of the novel is a woman engineered to be able to survive on a planet rich in plants and animals that are lethal to humans. While of her protections fail, she discovers that most planets, Earth being an exception, are living organisms that communicate with unique voices. |
Title Note | The dust jacket adds A Novel of Planetary Exploration |
Holding Institutions | PU |
Author Note | The author (b. 1953) was born in the U.S. but has lived in Canada since 1962 and is a Canadian citizen. |
Full Text | 1999 Wilson, Robert Charles (b. 1953). Bios [The dust jacket adds A Novel of Planetary Exploration]. New York: Tor. The background to the novel is a dystopian authoritarian where people are controlled by implants that monitor and control them emotionally, mentally, and physically. The focus of the novel is a woman engineered to be able to survive on a planet rich in plants and animals that are lethal to humans. While of her protections fail, she discovers that most planets, Earth being an exception, are living organisms that communicate with unique voices. The author was born in the U.S. but has lived in Canada since 1962 and is a Canadian citizen. |