MISSISSIPPI BLUES

". . .one of the more important novels of the year." -Locus

"The plot is wrenched from the heart of SF and transformed, like the landscape through which Verity and her ship of fools travel, in startling ways.
With only her third novel, Goonan has established herself as a strong and original voice." -Interzone

"Among the wonders of nanotechnology must be counted its power to inspire fine novels such as this sequel to the author's acclaimed QUEEN CITY JAZZ (1994). Goonan's new novel depicts the same lushly imagined world as its predecessor, an earth transformed by the unlimited power of nanotechnology and by myriad social and psychological responses to it. As Verity, Blaze, and others are driven down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers by the information-encoding Norleans Plague, they encounter dangers and mysterious fellow-travelers, many possibly less or more than human. Despite a lot of background exposition (often pleasingly presented as monologues and always fascinating as SF), and a loose, episodic plot, the narrative keeps a firm grip on reader attention through well-crafted suspense and absorbing character development. It also deliberately addresses profound themes: responsibility for ourselves and others; what it means to be human; freedom and purpose; the nature of art (especially music); and the uses and abuses of power. Taking for granted that information and technology are becoming one, Goonan explores serious questions with an intensity and skill that make her a major voice in the field. . . .Goonan explores serious questions with an intensity and skill that make her a major voice in the field."
-Publishers Weekly

Hall of Fame Darrell Award Winner

 

Tor Hardcover,
Published
December, 1997

Tor Trade Paperback,
Published
June, 1999

  Excerpt from
MISSISSIPPI BLUES

(with an original watercolor by the author)

Signed Hardcover First Editions
NOW ORDER USING YOUR CREDIT CARD

French translation by  Lionel Davoust to be published by Imaginaires Sans Frontières  November 2003


THIS SHARED DREAM | IN WAR TIMES| QUEEN CITY JAZZ | THE BONES OF TIME | MISSISSIPPI BLUES | CRESCENT CITY RHAPSODY | LIGHT MUSIC |Novellas & Short Stories | Selected Book Reviews | Travel | Interviews & Signings | Orders | Links | Guests | Email | Home

Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003  Kathleen Ann Goonan All Rights Reserved.