This futuristic novel has all the elements YA fiction needs to draw critical attention from reviewers, and to elicit award-nominations. It is thematically interesting, culturally diverse, well-written, futuristic, and very funny.
Set in the year 2021, this fantastic YA novel explores the tension between a young woman's future building infrastructure for Augmented Reality, and the commitment she makes to her dying grandmother to honour ancient Chinese magic. The Geomancer's Compass imagines a world in the near future while exploring the Chinese immigrant experience and the expanding, elastic and shifting nature of reality.
ISBN: | 9781770492929 |
Publication date: | 13th November 2012 |
Author: | Melissa Hardy |
Publisher: | Tundra |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 272 pages |
Genres: |
Adventure Stories Fantasy / Magical Funny Mystery / Mythology |