The Standing Ground
The Standing Ground Trilogy Book 1
2nd Edition
Published on 4. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-78864-120-3 (ISBN)
Description
In a near-future world without privacy or freedom, life is unravelling for Luke, a teenager whose questions and individuality have no place in surveilled society. A virtual encounter with a girl who claims to live beyond the all-controlling grip of E-Government sets him on a quest not only for answers, but for escape. But is Alys real? Why are there echoes of her world in his father, Nazir Malik's home, especially since Nazir is a celebrity artist trusted by E-Government? And what role can characters from Celtic Arthurian legend possibly play in saving the future? Most urgently, can Luke overcome the threats that surround him and find the Standing Ground?
"A wonderful novel... a fresh rendition of the future that draws on technologies that are currently emerging... and on Arthurian legend... akin to Philip Pullman's street-smart, other-worldly creations, complete with convincing, humorous and likeable characters... a gripping read."
Anna Kiernan
"A wonderful novel... a fresh rendition of the future that draws on technologies that are currently emerging... and on Arthurian legend... akin to Philip Pullman's street-smart, other-worldly creations, complete with convincing, humorous and likeable characters... a gripping read."
Anna Kiernan
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Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Blaenau Ffestiniog
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78864-120-3 (9781788641203)
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10/2021
Cinnamon Press
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Person
Jan Fortune is a writer, mentor, yoga nidra teacher and herbalist living in a forest in Finistere. She has a doctorate in feminist theology and is the founding editor of Cinnamon Press. Jan has taught writing courses across Europe. Her previous publications include creative non-fiction on the alchemy of writing, poetry collections and novels, most recently At world's end begin and Saoirse's Crossing. Jan writes at the intersection of story, poetry, herbalism and alchemy. You can follow her on Substack (https://substack.com/@janelisabeth) and she blogs and runs the writing community, 'Kith: for a different story' (https://janfortune.com/).