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The Last Days of Ranaganar #2

by Gwyneth Jones

In a story set in a future Southeast Asia, a powerful new drug is causing trouble for refugee camps, and charismatic political rebel leader Derveet uncovers a secret plot when he tries to stop it

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

Paperback

First published July 1, 1995

About the author

Gwyneth Jones is a writer and critic of genre fiction. She's won the Tiptree award, two World Fantasy awards, the Arthur C. Clarke award, the British Science Fiction Association short story award, the Dracula Society's Children of the Night award, the P.K.Dick award, and the SFRA Pilgrim award for lifetime achievement in sf criticism. She also writes for teenagers, usually as Ann Halam. She lives in Brighton, UK, with her husband and two cats called Ginger and Milo; curating assorted pondlife in season. She's a member of the Soil Association, the Sussex Wildlife Trust, Frack Free Sussex and the Green Party; and an Amnesty International volunteer.

Reviews

[Ry Herman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book throws you in the deep end of a future society and doesn't give you a lot of signposts to help you figure out exactly what's going on. At times I felt lost, and at other times I wondered how or if the story was going to come together. But this is also a book that rewards patience; by the end, the confusion becomes clear, the connections get made, and everything lines up in a way that makes sense. On the whole, I thought it was a worthwhile trip, even if it took its time getting where it was going.

[Isaac · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second time I've read the second book of a series by Gwyneth Jones, the first being North Wind, without reading the first book. I liked both of these second entries very much, their peculiar density and vivid worlds. I tried to read White Queen after North Wind and couldn't engage. I feel the urge to read the book before this one and hesitate. Perhaps I will re-read The Wind-up Girl, which this book made me think of often.