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Ectopia
Martin Goodman
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Description for Ectopia
Paperback.
A dystopian novel set around London’s disused Heathrow Airport. For sixteen years the Earth has baked and no girls have been born. Karen’s the last girl. Steven’s her gay twin. Dad turns their home into a fortress as women take their chance to rule the world. Their eyes are on Steven. Perhaps, with a little medical interference, he could be the saviour of the world. The boys of teensquad run the streets, insects clog the skies, the last chance to save the world is handed to a council of women, and scientists are cooking up a brand new Eden. ... Read more
A dystopian novel set around London’s disused Heathrow Airport. For sixteen years the Earth has baked and no girls have been born. Karen’s the last girl. Steven’s her gay twin. Dad turns their home into a fortress as women take their chance to rule the world. Their eyes are on Steven. Perhaps, with a little medical interference, he could be the saviour of the world. The boys of teensquad run the streets, insects clog the skies, the last chance to save the world is handed to a council of women, and scientists are cooking up a brand new Eden. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Barbican Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780956336453
SKU
V9780956336453
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Martin Goodman
Born in Leicester, Martin’s career in writing, teaching and publishing has taken him around the globe. ‘All we can do is rattle the bars and look after him as he runs into the hills. We wait for his letters home.’ – The Los Angeles Times. He’s published eleven books, including non-fiction. He is an Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at ... Read more
Reviews for Ectopia
"Ectopia sounded rich and edgy from its cover blurb alone, promising themes of gender, medicine and identity - topics I loved to see explored in speculative fiction... Ectopia is a terrific novel with excellent characterisation, world-building, narration and dialogue. It's also thematically strong, exploring the connections between binary concepts, including male versus female, gay versus straight, and soulful versus soulless. ... Read more