Hopeland, Ian McDonald
Hopeland, Ian McDonald
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Hopeland

Author: Ian McDonald

Narrator: Esther Wane

Unabridged: 19 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/14/2023

Synopsis

A time-traveling, futuristic saga of a family trying to outlast and remake a universe with a power unlike any we’ve seen beforeWhen Raisa Hopeland, determined to win her race to become the next electromancer of London, bumps into Amon Brightbourne―tweed-suited, otherworldly, guided by the Grace―in the middle of a London riot, she sets in motion a series of events which will span decades, continents, and a series of events which will change the world.From rioting London to geothermal Iceland to the climate-struck islands of Polynesia, from birth to life to death, from tranquility to terror to joy, Raisa’s journey will encompass the world. But one thing will always be true.Hopeland is family―and family is dangerous.

About Ian McDonald

Ian McDonald was born in 1960 in Manchester, England, to an Irish mother and a Scottish father. He moved with his family to Northern Ireland in 1965. He has won the Locus Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. His novels include King of Morning, Queen of Day (winner of the Philip K. Dick Award), River of Gods, The Dervish House, the graphic novel Kling Klang Klatch, and many more. In 2019, McDonald was named a Grandmaster of Science Fiction by the European Science Fiction Society. He now lives in Belfast.

About Esther Wane

Esther Wane is a British actor and voice-over artist. After a career in finance, she fulfilled a childhood dream of going to drama school in London, and her life as an actor began at age forty. She has a lifelong passion for literature and can often be found browsing bookshops during any spare moments. Wane enjoys taking her listeners on a journeys in time and space and bringing the characters on the page to life in their imagination. She lives with her family and collection of books in Hertfordshire, just outside London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange)

3.0 Stars In terms of concept, I loved the idea of this one. I wanted to fall deeply into a speculative fiction story mixed with a family epic. The narrative structure and storytelling just did not work for me. A story like this is so dependent on character work and yet I found myself struggling to c......more

Goodreads review by Alexandra

I was sent this by the publisher, Tor, at no cost. It's out in late Feb, 2023. My first reaction was and is: What. On. Earth. What did I just read? I mean, aside from "something wonderful", which is easy and true, but gives no information. Seriously though I was a third of the way through this book......more

Goodreads review by Brittany

I seldom get actual goosebumps at the end of a book. I did with this one. I take issue with the summary on this page billing this book as a romance. It is a love story, but it's so much more than a will-they-or-won't-they. The main couple aren't even the main focus of the book. The focus is humanity......more

Quotes

“This techno-thriller…[is] an eccentric and adventurous love story mixed with a rich and picturesque family saga. The popping action sequences reinforce McDonald’s swift and distinctive writing style.” Library Journal

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