'I am Zhang,alone with my light,and in that light I think for a moment that I am free.'Imagine a world where Chinese Marxism hasvanquished the values of capitalism and Lenin is the prophet of choice. Acybernetic world where the new charioteers are flyers,human-poweredkites dancing in the skies over New York in a brief grab at glory. Aworld where the opulence of Beijing marks a new cultural imperialism,aswealthy urbanites flirt with interactive death in illegal speakeasies,and where Arctic research stations and communes on Mars are haunted bytheir own fragile dangers. A world of fear and hope,ofglobal disaster and slow healing,where progress can only be found inthe cracks of a crumbling hegemony. This is the world of Zhang. An anti-herowho's still finding his way,treading a path through a totalitarianorder - a path that just might make a difference.
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781473214620Number of pages: 336Weight: 239 gDimensions: 154 x 199 x 22 mm
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