(#176914) ARES EXPRESS. Ian McDonald.

ARES EXPRESS. Amherst, NY: Pyr an imprint of Prometheus Books, [2010]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First U.S. edition. "A coming of age story set on a terraformed Mars where fusion-powered locomotives run along the network of rails that is the planet's circulatory system and artificial intelligences reconfigure reality billions of times each second. One young woman, Sweetness Octave Glorious Honey-Bun Asiim Engineer 12th, becomes the person upon whom the future -- or futures -- of Mars depends ..." - publisher's description. Sequel to DESOLATION ROAD (1988). Trade paperback format; no U.S. hardcover. See Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-742. A fine copy. (#176914).

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