MFBS00-16 Michel Faber - The Book of Strange New Things.nfo
General Information
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Title: The Book of Strange New Things
Author: Michel Faber
Read By: Josh Cohen
Copyright: 2014
Audiobook Copyright: 2014
Genre: Sci-Fi
Publisher: Random House Audio
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Media: Digital
Source: Overdrive MP3
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 16
Total Duration: 19:27:22
Total MP3 Size: 534.60
Parity Archive: No
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Book Description
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Audible Editor Reviews
Editors Select, October - Michel Faber (The Crimson Petal and the White,
Under the Skin) puts a new twist on the apocalypse genre with The Book
of Strange New Things. I'm always a fan of seeing how authors describe
the end of the world, and in Faber's upcoming novel, he adds a literary
spin, examining the end of Earth from afar. A religious man is sent
galaxies away from home, and he communicates with his Earth-bound wife
as society collapses around her. This is the first book narrated by
moving and textured prose. -- Chris, Audible Editor
Publisher's Summary
A monumental, genre-defying novel over 10 years in the making, Michel
Faber's The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer
in full command of his many talents.
It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the
mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife,
Bea. Peter becomes immersed in the mysteries of an astonishing new environment,
overseen by an enigmatic corporation known only as USIC. His work introduces
him to a seemingly friendly native population struggling with a dangerous
illness and hungry for Peter's teachings - his Bible is their "book
of strange new things". But Peter is rattled when Bea's letters from
home become increasingly desperate: typhoons and earthquakes are devastating
whole countries, and governments are crumbling. Bea's faith, once the
guiding light of their lives, begins to falter.
What the Critics Say
every bit as luminescent and memorable as The Crimson Petal and the
White. It is a portrait of a living, breathing relationship, frayed
it." (David Mitchell)
its title. Faber, as he showed in Under the Skin, does strangeness brilliantly.
book for a long time, and part of the surprise is the tenderness and
delicacy with which he shows an emotional relationship developing in
one direction while withering in another. I found it completely compelling
and believable, and admired it enormously." (Philip Pullman)
"Weird and disturbing, like any work of genius, this novel haunted me
for the seven nights I spent reading it, and haunts me still. A story
of faith that will mesmerize believers and non-believers alike, a story
of love in the face of the Apocalypse, a story of humanity set in an
alien world - The Book of Strange New Things is desperately beautiful,
sad, and unforgettable." (David Benioff)
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