Ronald Wright is the author of the international bestsellers Time Among the Maya and Stolen Continents and of Home and Away, an acclaimed collection of travel pieces. He lives near Port Hope, Ontario.
"Wright has come up with a treasure, a delightfully witty and
suspenseful fantasy — in the rip-roaring tradition of the
masters."
—Alberto Manguel, The Globe and Mail
"[A] virtuoso performance, an audacious leap ... into the unknown
... both beautifully realized and macabre.... This is an
extraordinary novel, a brilliant synthesis of interpretive and
imaginative elements, and, like the best fiction, a trenchant
commentary on reality."
—The Financial Post
"Dazzling — A Scientific Romance is — poetic, sexy, satirical,
[and] layered with rich bits from the author's well-stocked
mind."
—The Globe and Mail
"A ripping yarn packed with head-turning ideas.... [Wright]
artfully uses the archeology of the future to satiric ends.... A
Scientific Romance is a feast of a read, succeeding both as
entertainment and a provocative parable of environmental
limits."
—Ted Mumford, NOW
"... A powerful visionary core ... few writers have imagined the
future with such compelling and tragic urgency."
—John Bemrose, Maclean's
"Pure pleasure [and] — perfectly imagined....A deeply seductive and
brilliantly sustained piece of adventure writing — enthrallingly
descriptive, [which] turns into a compelling cultural satire."
—The Observer
"In 100 years' time this book should be a classic."
—The Guardian
"A skillful, thoughtful fantasy of the postmillennium ..."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Cool, clever, and unsettling, A Scientific Romance [is]
imaginatively created, richly detailed and at times effortlessly
funny, [yet] bursting with rage at what is happening around
us."
—The Australian Bulletin
"...gloriously bizarre plotline...Ronald Wright..plays slyly with
his literary tradition in his impressive first novel."
—Sydney Morning Herald
"Wright has come up with a treasure, a delightfully witty and
suspenseful fantasy - in the rip-roaring tradition of the
masters."
-Alberto Manguel, The Globe and Mail
"[A] virtuoso performance, an audacious leap ... into the unknown
... both beautifully realized and macabre.... This is an
extraordinary novel, a brilliant synthesis of interpretive and
imaginative elements, and, like the best fiction, a trenchant
commentary on reality."
-The Financial Post
"Dazzling - A Scientific Romance is - poetic, sexy,
satirical, [and] layered with rich bits from the author's
well-stocked mind."
-The Globe and Mail
"A ripping yarn packed with head-turning ideas.... [Wright]
artfully uses the archeology of the future to satiric ends.... A
Scientific Romance is a feast of a read, succeeding both as
entertainment and a provocative parable of environmental
limits."
-Ted Mumford, NOW
"... A powerful visionary core ... few writers have imagined the
future with such compelling and tragic urgency."
-John Bemrose, Maclean's
"Pure pleasure [and] - perfectly imagined....A deeply seductive and
brilliantly sustained piece of adventure writing - enthrallingly
descriptive, [which] turns into a compelling cultural satire."
-The Observer
"In 100 years' time this book should be a classic."
-The Guardian
"A skillful, thoughtful fantasy of the postmillennium
..."
-The New York Times Book Review
"Cool, clever, and unsettling, A Scientific Romance
[is] imaginatively created, richly detailed and at times
effortlessly funny, [yet] bursting with rage at what is happening
around us."
-The Australian Bulletin
"...gloriously bizarre plotline...Ronald Wright..plays slyly with
his literary tradition in his impressive first novel."
-Sydney Morning Herald
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