ISBN: 0553578863

Some memories can never be forgotten.... In a dark and not-so-distant future, whole populations are addicted to virtual sensation -- and vast bureaucracies are using deadly force to rid t… More...

Some memories can never be forgotten.... In a dark and not-so-distant future, whole populations are addicted to virtual sensation -- and vast bureaucracies are using deadly force to rid themselves of troublemakers. Within this world, small, self-contained communities -- called nodes, or cruces -- live in an anarchistic freedom that threatens organized society. This is the world of accordionist and composer Soledad MacRae. When the cruce of Bamaca on the South American coast is destroyed, Soledad flees to northern California in search of a Yanqui node to give her refuge. But terrifyingly realistic dreams of her old city intrude on her peace. It soon becomes clear that Soledad's visions of her doomed home have somehow turned into a black prediction of how the bureaucracies will wipe out the American node. Now, to save her new refuge, Soledad must uncover the deadly secret that lies at the heart of her old life, particularly her passionate love affair with rebel poet Jorge Echeverria, whose incendiary poems she once set to music. For music is the final key, not only to the bureaucracies' deadly plans, but to the ultimate mystery of her own survival. contemporary,fiction,literature and fiction,science fiction,science fiction and fantasy Science Fiction & Fantasy, Random House Publishing Group<

ISBN: 9780553578867

Some memories can never be forgotten.... In a dark and not-so-distant future, whole populations are addicted to virtual sensation -- and vast bureaucracies are using deadly force to rid t… More...

Some memories can never be forgotten.... In a dark and not-so-distant future, whole populations are addicted to virtual sensation -- and vast bureaucracies are using deadly force to rid themselves of troublemakers. Within this world, small, self-contained communities -- called nodes, or cruces -- live in an anarchistic freedom that threatens organized society. This is the world of accordionist and composer Soledad MacRae. When the cruce of Bamaca on the South American coast is destroyed, Soledad flees to northern California in search of a Yanqui node to give her refuge. But terrifyingly realistic dreams of her old city intrude on her peace. It soon becomes clear that Soledad's visions of her doomed home have somehow turned into a black prediction of how the bureaucracies will wipe out the American node. Now, to save her new refuge, Soledad must uncover the deadly secret that lies at the heart of her old life, particularly her passionate love affair with rebel poet Jorge Echeverria, whose incendiary poems she once set to music. For music is the final key, not only to the bureaucracies' deadly plans, but to the ultimate mystery of her own survival. Media >, [PU: Bantam Books]<

2001, ISBN: 9780553578867

New York: Bantam Books, 2001. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 463 pp; first mass market printing; spine creasing, some edge wear; In a dark future, whole populations are addicted to virt… More...

New York: Bantam Books, 2001. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 463 pp; first mass market printing; spine creasing, some edge wear; In a dark future, whole populations are addicted to virtual sensation--and vast bureaucracies use deadly force to get rid of troublemakers. Pampered Soledad MacRae forsakes her powerful, married lover, her wealthy family, and her safe life for one of art, passion, and uncertainty in the slums of Bamaca and San Francisco., Bantam Books, 2001<

2001, ISBN: 9780553578867

Mass Market Paperback, Used, good, Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. Buy with confidence, excellent cust… More...

Mass Market Paperback, Used, good, Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!, [PU: Spectra]<