The Winterlong Trilogy
Winterlong | Aestival Tide | Icarus Descending
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Winterlong (Book 1)
Set in the surreal, post-apocalyptic City of Trees, Winterlong centers on Wendy Wanders, a girl who can tap into the dreams and emotions of the people around her, and her long-lost twin brother, Raphael, a seductive, sacred courtesan to the City’s decadent elite. During their voyage, they encounter man-made and godlike monstrosities—both hideous and gorgeous—in their effort to stop an ancient power from consuming all. Blending science fiction and fantasy, Winterlong is a dark fairy tale about a land where societal and sexual taboos have disappeared, and what’s left is a world that is both lyrical and terrifying, familiar and striking.
The ebook features an illustrated biography of Elizabeth Hand including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
AWARDS: 1991 Philip K. Dick Award nominee
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“Sensuous and evocative, this first novel combines dreamlike images with powerful characters to produce a visionary masterpiece.”
“A remarkably accomplished first novel.”
“[Winterlong] is a live tale, told in a live voice, by an author of muscle and drive and ambition; it shows the depth of talent available in science fiction. ”
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Aestival Tide (Book 2)
In Aestival Tide, Elizabeth Hand returns to the extraordinary Winterlong universe. In Araboth—the majestic, domed, multi-tiered city of the Ascendants—obsession with beauty and power vents in haunting, horrific ways. The resurrected Margalis Tast’annin has become the Aviator Imperator of the Ascendants, enslaved by his former lover and exiled to the debauched city of Araboth. And the city that was once home to an advanced society is now a shadow of its former self. Now, as the once-in-a-decade Aestival Tide approaches, the formerly great dome teeters on the brink of its own destruction.
The ebook features an illustrated biography of Elizabeth Hand including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
AWARDS: 1993 Philip K. Dick Award nominee
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“Hand is a superior stylist.”
“Elizabeth Hand is a writer of considerable talent and power. If she persists, Hand may well become one of the major science fiction writers of her time.”
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Icarus Descending (Book 3)
Araboth is destroyed, open war rules both the earth and sky, and Margalis Tast’annin sees himself as the last hope for the Ascendants as they fight against the dangerous energumens. Outside the destroyed City of Trees, Wendy Wanders finds herself joining the rebel forces as they wait for the mythical and mysterious Icarus to turn the tide of the rebellion. With the Philip K. Dick Award–nominated Icarus Descending, Elizabeth Hand completes the sensual dystopian Winterlong trilogy. And the explosive conclusion will reveal the final fates of geneslaves, the Ascendants, and the legendary combat leader Metatron as all eyes look to the sky for Icarus.
The ebook features an illustrated biography of Elizabeth Hand including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
AWARDS: 1994 Philip K. Dick Award nominee
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“Richly conceived and masterfully realized, this is science fiction at the cutting edge of both technological extrapolation and literary invention.”
“Hand combines a variety of science fiction elements into an original and colorful weave.”
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