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Saltation

Saltation

by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Hardback
Publication Date: 19/04/2010

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  • Theo Waitley is a Nexus of Violence. Thrust mid-year into a school forpilots far from the safe haven of her birth home on scholarly Delgado, youngTheo Waitley excels in hands-on flying while finding that she's behind the curvein social intricacies as well as in math. Her mentors try to guide her studiesand training into the channels best suited to her special abilities andinclinations, including suggesting that she should join in the off-worldstudenty association, a plan resulting in mixed success. After a series ofconfrontations, fights, and ultimately a riot after which she is thanked for notkilling anyone, Theo is named a "nexus of violence" by the school'sadministration. Facing suspension and carrying little more than a hastilyprocured guild card, a pistol taken from an attacker, and the contents of herpants pockets, Theo must quickly decide if she's ready to return to Delgado indisgrace, or launch herself into the universe as a freelance pilot withcredentials she's already earned.
  • The sequel to Fledgling, Saltation is the tenth book in theLiaden series.

ISBN:
9781439133453
9781439133453
Category:
Fantasy
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
19-04-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Baen Books
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
234.95x155.57x26.97mm
Weight:
0.51kg
Steve Miller

Steve Miller is a multimedia artist who investigates the ways in which art, design, and scientific technology intersect in contemporary culture. Educated at Middlebury College and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Miller’s work, which spans the disciplines of painting, photography, and sculpture, played a critical role in pioneering the Sci-Art movement. With over 50 solo exhibitions at major institutions across the globe - including the National Academy of Sciences, Jack Shainman Gallery, and Hong Kong Arts Center - his work has been reviewed in Le Monde, ARTnews, The New York Times, Artforum, and Art in America, among others.

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