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"Ian McDonald's newest novel is one of the best blends of literary and science fiction writing
I've read. River of Gods is full of the descriptive writing that permeates literary novels…
McDonald unveils the plot in flashes of evocative phrasing… But the novel's true richness
comes from offering an immersion in Hindu and Muslim mythology and social norms… a
realistic vision of a future driven by technology." San Antonio Express-News


"An ambitious science fiction thriller set in a futuristic India that is fabulously rewarding…
[I]n terms of risk-taking, sheer scale, ideas, detail, inventiveness, and intellectual scope there
are few recent books to match River of Gods , and as a novel about India, there is nothing like
it… [It's] not just the definitive thriller set in India but the most richly imaginative thriller
about India." The Hindu (India's national newspaper)


"Ian McDonald's River of Gods has already won the BSFA 2004 Best Novel Award; now it
finally comes to US shores in a beautifully designed package from Pyr, featuring a cover by
Stephan Martiniere. McDonald throws wide the scope of characters in this one, which allows
the reader to really see how far ranging the story is that he wants to tell… an extremely
rewarding novel that almost begs to be reread, with its wide swath of characters and great
sense of wonder. I plan [on] diving into the river again." SFFWorld.com


"Every library should purchase this multitextured tale of future perils and possibilities in the
land of a thousand gods. Highly Recommended." Library Journal Starred Review


"Easily trumping any speculative fiction from the past couple of years, River of Gods is an
exuberant leap into the future of India through the eyes of nine disparate characters. As their
stories mingle and merge, McDonald not only weaves a tremendous yarn of mysteries and
technological magic, but he truly illustrates the dilemmas lying in wait for humanity as we
continue to leapfrog from one discovery to the next, inevitably toward a future we could
never predict… [R]eaders are left needing more, despite the fact that, unlike certain
doorsrop-sized tomes of recent years, McDonald knows how to end a story. Revelation after
revelation resolve themselves in a cascade of denouement that is at once thrilling and
sorrowful, as if the author wants to stay in 2047 as much as the reader does." Ryun Pattetson
of Bookgasm.com
"With concepts exploding from every page, McDonald has crammed in reams of social detail,
conjuring up a convincing picture of the future that melds myth and politics alongside
speculation about the development of artificial intelligence." SFX



Published 2007 by Pyr®, an imprint of Prometheus Books

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