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All the Birds in the Sky

by Charlie Jane Anders
Alyssa Bresnahan
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From the former editor-in-chief of io9.com, a stunning Nebula Award–winning and Hugo–shortlisted novel about the end of the world—and the beginning of our future
An ancient society of witches and a hipster technological startup go to war in order to prevent the world from tearing itself apart. To further complicate things, each of the groups' most promising followers (Patricia, a brilliant witch and Laurence, an engineering "wunderkind") may just be in love with each other.
As the battle between magic and science wages in San Francisco against the backdrop of international chaos, Laurence and Patricia are forced to choose sides.
But their choices will determine the fate of the planet and all mankind.
In a fashion unique to Charlie Jane Anders, All the Birds in the Sky offers a humorous and, at times, heartbreaking exploration of growing up extraordinary in a world filled with cruelty, scientific ingenuity, and magic.
"The book is full of quirkiness and playful detail ... but there's an overwhelming depth and poignancy to its virtuoso ending."—NPR
Entertainment Weekly's 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now
  • Winner of the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novel
  • Finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel
  • Paste's 50 Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) List

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    • Release date

      January 26, 2016

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Listen audiobook

        • ISBN: 9781501902451
        • File size: 363165 KB
        • Duration: 12:36:35

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Publisher's Weekly

        November 9, 2015
        A friendship between two adolescent misfits is the catalyst for an apocalyptic reckoning in Anders’s clever and wonderfully weird novel. Novice witch Patricia and preternaturally intelligent Laurence form an uneasy bond as they attempt to survive bullying at their Massachusetts middle school. Ten years later, they reunite in San Francisco, where Patricia quietly practices her craft and Laurence, now a tech-world wunderkind, attempts to manipulate time and space, setting
        off a battle between magic and science that could mean the end of the human race. Anders (Choir Boy) smoothly pivots from horror to humor to heartbreak and back again, and she keeps readers guessing as to the fate of her two protagonists—and the world. Talking animals and a
        sentient computer searching for love
        and understanding tighten the narrative strings. Fans of genre fiction will be delighted by Patricia and Laurence’s story, and Anders’s smart, matter-of-fact prose will appeal to a mainstream audience as well.

      • AudioFile Magazine
        Narrator Alyssa Bresnahan is so good that it's possible just to enjoy her voice and forget everything else. Luckily, this geeky, spiritual love story is strong enough to keep listeners riveted, and Bresnahan's performance is the icing on a very tasty cake. Teenagers Patricia and Laurence are outsiders. Patricia is a tender earth spirit, a budding witch who speaks to birds, while Laurence is a techno-genius, inventor of a time-machine watch that can propel him two seconds into the future. Bresnahan controls the razor-sharp wit and clever dialogue, channeling the over-the-top characters--from Patricia's sadistic sister to a high-ranking assassin-cum-guidance counselor and an unlikely incarnation of Mother Nature. Which will save the world from political and ecological catastrophe--science or magic? Or is it too late? S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

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