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Way of the Serpent
by Donna Dechen Birdwell
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Jun 05 2015
| Archive Date
May 23 2016
Description
It’s 2125. Aging is a thing of the past but personal memories and desires are now under corporate management. Jenda Swain is a youthful 111 years old, content with her professional career, when a disturbing encounter with an old woman forces her to question her own identity, to begin searching for the woman she once was and might yet become. Her journey takes her into the arms of an activist artist who has a quest of his own; answers come together as their world falls apart.
It’s 2125. Aging is a thing of the past but personal memories and desires are now under corporate management. Jenda Swain is a youthful 111 years old, content with her professional career, when a...
Description
It’s 2125. Aging is a thing of the past but personal memories and desires are now under corporate management. Jenda Swain is a youthful 111 years old, content with her professional career, when a disturbing encounter with an old woman forces her to question her own identity, to begin searching for the woman she once was and might yet become. Her journey takes her into the arms of an activist artist who has a quest of his own; answers come together as their world falls apart.
A Note From the Publisher
The Fahrenheit 451 for the millennial generation, this dystopian fiction will make you think twice before posting to Facebook.
Donna Dechen Birdwell has created a dystopian world as only an anthropologist can, with sensitivity and insight deriving from years of observation and dedicated study of the human condition. Donna is deeply convinced that storytelling is essential to our nature and that imagination is our most precious human trait. Donna is also an artist and former journalist and a native Texan.
The Fahrenheit 451 for the millennial generation, this dystopian fiction will make you think twice before posting to Facebook.
Donna Dechen Birdwell has created a dystopian world as only an...
A Note From the Publisher
The Fahrenheit 451 for the millennial generation, this dystopian fiction will make you think twice before posting to Facebook.
Donna Dechen Birdwell has created a dystopian world as only an anthropologist can, with sensitivity and insight deriving from years of observation and dedicated study of the human condition. Donna is deeply convinced that storytelling is essential to our nature and that imagination is our most precious human trait. Donna is also an artist and former journalist and a native Texan.
Advance Praise
“Way of the Serpent manages to be at once a page-turner,
with mystery, romance, and rebellion driving the plot forward--and a book that
sticks with you after you read it. I found myself still pondering some of the
passages and themes from this novel days after I'd finished it.” – Claire
Villareal, Ph.D.
“Insightful and haunting! Vividly portrayed characters
undertake a suspenseful journey of uncovering and fighting a corporate
conspiracy.” – Maria Elena Sandovici, author of Dogs With Bagels
“This is a fine first novel: well-paced, good character
development, and written with narrative skill.” – Ronald K. Wetherington,
author of Kiva
“Way of the Serpent manages to be at once a page-turner, with mystery, romance, and rebellion driving the plot forward--and a book that sticks with you after you read it. I found myself still...
Advance Praise
“Way of the Serpent manages to be at once a page-turner,
with mystery, romance, and rebellion driving the plot forward--and a book that
sticks with you after you read it. I found myself still pondering some of the
passages and themes from this novel days after I'd finished it.” – Claire
Villareal, Ph.D.
“Insightful and haunting! Vividly portrayed characters
undertake a suspenseful journey of uncovering and fighting a corporate
conspiracy.” – Maria Elena Sandovici, author of Dogs With Bagels
“This is a fine first novel: well-paced, good character
development, and written with narrative skill.” – Ronald K. Wetherington,
author of Kiva
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781512391381 |
| PRICE |
$10.99 (USD)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781512391381 |
| PRICE |
$10.99 (USD)
|
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