{"product_id":"the-last-green-tree-paperback","title":"The Last Green Tree - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Grimsley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Grimsley's previous science fiction novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Ordinary, \u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the Top Ten science fiction books of the year by \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e and won the Lambda Literary Award. His novels and short stories have been favorably compared to those of Ursula K. Le Guin, Jack Vance, and Samuel R. Delany. Now Grimsley returns to the richly complex milieu of \u003ci\u003eThe Ordinary\u003c\/i\u003e with a gripping tale of magic, science, and an epic clash between godlike forces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree hundred years have passed since the Conquest, and the Great Mage rules over all of humanity, even as cybernetic links connect the varied worlds of the empire. Vast Gates allow travel from one planet to another, across unimaginable distances. Choirs of chanting priests maintain order, their songs subtly shaping reality, while the armies of the empire have known nothing but total victory for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut on the planet Aramen, where sentient trees keep human symbionts as slaves, a power has arisen that may rival that of the Great Mage himself. Hordes of unnatural creatures rampage across the planet, leaving death and destruction in their wake. An inhuman intelligence, cruel and implacable, meets the priests' sung magic with a strange new music of its own. The Anilyn Gate is shut down, cutting off Aramen from the rest of humanity. The long era of peace is over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow a handful of traumatized survivors must venture deep into a hostile wilderness on a desperate mission to uncover the source of the enemy's powers. And the future of the universe may depend on the untested abilities of one damaged child. . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Grimsley\u003c\/b\u003e is a 2005 recipient of the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as the 2000 Lambda Literary Award for his fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eKirith Kirin\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWinter Birds, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDream Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy Drowning, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eComfort \u0026amp; Joy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBoulevard, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as a number of successful plays. Grimsley lives in Atlanta and teaches at Emory Univer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737287757887,"sku":"9780765305312","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/db552cb58a31e3d2bcc3d5befe25fcf3.webp?v=1765149447","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-last-green-tree-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}