- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (Nov 10 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0765320959
- ISBN-13: 978-0765320957
- Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.3 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 544 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #318,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Joseph has succeeded in rescuing his sister, Chelo, from a pitched battle on the colony planet Fremont. Now he and Chelo and the love of his life, Alicia, and all of their extended family, are finally returning home. Halfway there, a probe intercepts them, sending them new coordinates and a message from Joseph’s enigmatic supporter and teacher, Marcus.
War is brewing.
Joseph is wanted for escaping to save Chelo. To stay safe, Joseph must bring his family and friends to the renowned planet of Lopali, where men and women can fly, and peace and freedom abound. Or do they? Alicia has always wanted to fly, but the modifications that give humans wings kill as often as they work.
Joseph must learn to actually change humans, to free the fliers of a tyranny that has enslaved them, since their species was born. If he can do this, the fliers have agreed to help him stop the war. But it’s not as easy as it seems.
About the Author
BRENDA COOPER is a futurist who works with Glen Hiemstra at Futurist.com. She’s the co-author of the novel Building Harlequin's Moon, which she wrote with Larry Niven. Her novel The Silver Ship and the Sea won the 2008 Endeavour Award. Her solo and collaborative short fiction has appeared in multiple magazines, including Analog, Asimov’s, Strange Horizons, Oceans of the Mind, and The Salal Review. She lives in Kirkland, Washington.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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By Christy Leigh Stewart "Good Mourning Sunshine" - Published on Amazon.com
A great book with a wonderfully original take on scifi (although I'm biased because I love angel scifi books). The universe is rich and beautiful and believable; and the quality of characters is up to par as well. Cooper did a great job of making everyone personable and realistic. You don't have to work to care about what happens.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
entertaining antiwar teen fantasy, Nov 23 2009
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wings of Creation (Hardcover)
Their family abandoned the siblings Joseph and Chelo Lee on Fremont (see The Silver Ship and the Sea), but they soon find themselves unwelcome here also. During a battle on the colony planet, Joseph the Wind Reader pilot saves the life of Chelo.
They and his beloved Alicia join their "new" family on Lopali. However, hostilities have ignited openly with war seemingly imminent between Lopali and Islas. The newcomers soon learn that Lopali is not quite the haven they thought when they first arrived; as everyone wants to fly free including Alicia, but few are allowed. Joseph's mentor Marcus wants him to help the subspecies soar soul and body, but to do so means many will die when the tyrannical state run modifications fail.
This is an entertaining antiwar teen fantasy that grips the audience from the moment the siblings are rejected again. Fans will root for courageous Joseph as he defies the law restricting who can fly to train locals to soar. The romantic subplot between him and Alicia is cute but also detracts from a strong entry in which many people choose to live free to fly or die.
Harriet Klausner
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