JOAN SLONCZEWSKI lives in Gambier, Ohio and chairs the department of biology at Kenyon College.
Praise for "The Highest Frontier"
"This hip, smart tip of the hat to Heinlein's young adult novels
hits all the right notes. It's got a plausible near future,
optimism, savvy characters who move into action swiftly. This novel
takes us to a place we haven't been in a long time"--"and I, for
one, miss a lot."
"--"Gregory Benford, author of "Timescape" "And as you might expect
from a scientist/novelist, the book is filled with all sorts of
technical innovations...this in the story of Jenny Ramos Kennedy, a
gifted high school athlete who's lost her genetically engineered
twin brother and is trying to make the best of her first year at
college. And wouldn't you know it, unlike most of our freshman
years, this delightfully brilliant novel has the future of Earth
hanging in the balance."
--"All Things Considered," NPR
"[The] first novel in a decade from a respected author of hard SF
("A Door into Ocean," "The Children Star") brings out the
complexities and anguish of the teen years while portraying a bold
community of the future with all its strengths and weaknesses....
SF fans of all ages should enjoy this glimpse into a possible
future at once disturbing and exciting by a graceful
storyteller."
--"Library Journal," Starred Review
"Slonczewski's world-building has always gone deep; she gives the
profoundest thought to how biology, culture, social structure,
language, politics and economics combine to shape the future."
"--Kirkus Reviews
""Unique characters, witty scientific and societal extrapolations,
and a complex, mind-blowing setting make this sedately paced
narrative a delightfully amusing read."
--"Publishers Weekly" ""The Highest Frontier" is an unnervingly
brilliant novel, one which skewers relatively impartially almost
every aspect of present human culture in a future coming-of-age
story, with a deep, if cynical, understanding of the future
implications of the world we are already beginning to build, bu
Praise for Joan Slonczewski:
"Filled with intellectual and emotional fireworks."
--"The New York Times" on "The Children Star"
"A story that is not only exciting but also filled with memorable
characters: human, alien and sentient machine."
--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Thoughtful and thought provoking science fiction novels that mix
cutting-edge biological issues with attempts at nonviolent conflict
resolution."
--"Minneapolis Star Tribune"
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