The Moonday Letters
Published on 5. July 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-80336-044-7 (ISBN)
Description
"The Moonday Letters is a thing entirely its own, full of melancholy, a sense of wonder and hope." Hannu Rajaniemi
An effortlessly rich and lyrical mystery wrapped in a love story that bends space, time, myth and science, perfect for fans of Octavia Butler and Emily St. John Mandel.
An effortlessly rich and lyrical mystery wrapped in a love story that bends space, time, myth and science, perfect for fans of Octavia Butler and Emily St. John Mandel.
Sol has disappeared. Their Earth-born wife Lumi sets out to find them but it is no simple feat: each clue uncovers another enigma. Their disappearance leads back to underground environmental groups and a web of mystery that spans the space between the planets themselves.
Told through letters and extracts, the course of Lumi's journey takes her not only from the affluent colonies of Mars to the devastated remnants of Earth, but into the hidden depths of Sol's past and the long-forgotten secrets of her own.
Part space-age epistolary, part eco-thriller, and a love story between two individuals from very different worlds.
An effortlessly rich and lyrical mystery wrapped in a love story that bends space, time, myth and science, perfect for fans of Octavia Butler and Emily St. John Mandel.
An effortlessly rich and lyrical mystery wrapped in a love story that bends space, time, myth and science, perfect for fans of Octavia Butler and Emily St. John Mandel.
Sol has disappeared. Their Earth-born wife Lumi sets out to find them but it is no simple feat: each clue uncovers another enigma. Their disappearance leads back to underground environmental groups and a web of mystery that spans the space between the planets themselves.
Told through letters and extracts, the course of Lumi's journey takes her not only from the affluent colonies of Mars to the devastated remnants of Earth, but into the hidden depths of Sol's past and the long-forgotten secrets of her own.
Part space-age epistolary, part eco-thriller, and a love story between two individuals from very different worlds.
Reviews / Votes
PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR"(A) poetic and melancholy debut." - Guardian
"Itaranta's lyrical style makes this dystopian tale a beautiful exploration of environmental ethics and the power of ritual." - Washington Post
"Gorgeous and delicate." - Library Journal, starred review
"Itaranta's steady piling on of pressure on her protagonist grips, even as her prose soothes." - SFX
"Where Itaranta shines is in her understated but compelling characters." - Red Star Review, Publishers Weekly
"Brilliant, lyrical prose." - Tor.com
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
278 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80336-044-7 (9781803360447)
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Emmi Itaranta's writing has been compared to that of Ursula K. Le Guin, and her first novel, Memory of Water, has been translated into 21 languages and was also nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award recognizing the best science fiction novel published in the UK in 2014, and the Golden Tentacle award. In addition, Itaranta has been included on the Honor List of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. She tweets @emmi_elina