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'In the not-too-distant future, and in a specially constructed marina off the US coast, Elizabeth works to communicate with a killer whale, an orca - Tachotic. Because of the nature of the project, it is very 'political' and she treads a fine line between people thinking she is mad, closing down the project and doing the work necessary to prove it is possible. Elizabeth feels she is getting very close to success, but she is getting frustrated with being so close and unable to find the key to understanding what Tachotic is trying to tell her. Tachotic himself is unsure why he has sought humans...how he can possibly convey the life of the pods..... And Elizabeth's time and energy is sometimes fragmented by her on-off relationship with Joe, her inability to put him in one compartment and her work in another. As her work takes over more and more, Joe is impatient to move on. As the human world falls victim to terrorist nuclear attacks and everything that was familiar comes under threat, ancient kinships between the land the sea re-emerge to show a different future, a future full of hope.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: To my beautiful sons, Rhys and Isaac, may they always be men among princes.
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Epigraph: My imploded story insists on the inextricable weave of the organic, technical, textual, mythic, economic and political threads that make up the flesh of the world. - Donna Haraway
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Climate Change Novels
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Climate Change Narratives in Australian Fiction 2014; (p. 15-32) 'Climate Scientists warn of the dangers of global warming. How are Australian writers responding to this crisis? The first section of the book examines the stories by women and men writers directly about climate change scenarios. Notable authors are George Turner and Alexis Wright. ' (15) -
Sea as Mirror
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 27-28 2001; (p. 219-221)
— Review of Sea as Mirror 2000 single work novel -
Science Fiction
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 28 January 2001; (p. 51)
— Review of Sea as Mirror 2000 single work novel -
Listening the World
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 15 no. 2 (Issue 42) 2000; (p. 45-48)
— Review of Sea as Mirror 2000 single work novel
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Listening the World
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 15 no. 2 (Issue 42) 2000; (p. 45-48)
— Review of Sea as Mirror 2000 single work novel -
Science Fiction
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 28 January 2001; (p. 51)
— Review of Sea as Mirror 2000 single work novel -
Sea as Mirror
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 27-28 2001; (p. 219-221)
— Review of Sea as Mirror 2000 single work novel -
Climate Change Novels
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Climate Change Narratives in Australian Fiction 2014; (p. 15-32) 'Climate Scientists warn of the dangers of global warming. How are Australian writers responding to this crisis? The first section of the book examines the stories by women and men writers directly about climate change scenarios. Notable authors are George Turner and Alexis Wright. ' (15)
Awards
- 2001 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Novel
- 2000 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Science Fiction Division — Best Novel
- 2000 honour list James Tiptree, Jr Award
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