(Ebook) The Silent City by Élisabeth Vonarburg ISBN 9780888782779, 0888782772

(Ebook) The Silent City by Élisabeth Vonarburg ISBN 9780888782779, 0888782772

Built as a refuge from a war-ravaged world outside, THE SILENT CITY is the final stronghold of science and knowledge. A self-perpetuating technology maintains the City in which only a handful of humans survive, despite rejuvenation treatments and cybernetics. Into this doomed world Elisa is born, child of her father's obsession with creating a human form with the ability to self-heal. Elisa devotes herself to her father's cause...until she begins to see the truth about the City and its occupants. Rebelling against her father/lover, Elisa discovers her unique gift for changing herself and the world around her. But time is running out. The human race is threatened by a virus that prevents the conception of male babies -- and women bear the blame. Elisa must determine her future...and the future of humanity.Review"...maturity too seldom encountered in Sci-fi: a metamorphic journey into disturbing possibilities of gender, social order and genetic science..." -- William Gibson "Informed with a maturity of feeling too seldom encountered in science fiction: a metamorphic journey into disturbing possibilities of gender, social order and genetic science..." - William Gibson, author of Neuromancer - -- William GibsonAbout the AuthorElisabeth Vonarburg lives in Chicoutimi, Quebec. She has published numerous SF stories and has worked tirelessly to encourage the genre in Canada. She has attended many SF conventions in Canada, the United States and Europe, and organized international conventions of SF writers. She has received various prizes for her work.