Spirit, or The Princess of Bois Dormant
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Spirit, a space opera set in Gwyneth Jones's Aleutian universe, re-visions
Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo and further explores the workings and
consequences of the series' Buonarotti Transit. Bibi, the sole survivor of
her tribe, serves Lady Nef, the wife of General Yu, whose forces
exterminated Bibi's tribe. Constantly embroiled in court intrigues and
conspiracies, Nef and Yu are sent on a dicey diplomatic mission to Sigurt's
World, which culminates in murder and betrayal, resulting in Nef's and
Bibi's imprisonment in the ultimate oubliette, from which escape is
virtually impossible. As Karen Joy Fowler noted in her review for the
Guardian, "Escape is costly; revenge complex." This is, indeed, Dumas for
the 21st Century.
ISBN: 978-1-61976-020-2
Publication Date: October 2012
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