Description: "Vivid and amusing...Magically funny."--Ursula K. LeGuin, "Los Angeles Times" "Captivating...an enticing introduction to Clarke's alternate universe."--"People"" "(4 stars, Critic's Choice) "The prose is consistently flawless and beautiful. Reading Clarke is like inspecting some wonderful antiquated craft, such as marquetry or fine hand embroidery."--"Washington Post" "Offers a rich, redoubtable vision...Lean, lovely, and witty."--"Entertainment Weekly" "The writing is captivating, the characters charming, and the notion that perhaps there's more to reality than what our senses tell us is, as Clarke might say with a smile, simply enchanting."--Nancy Pearl, NPR

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