Eifelheim

Eifelheim - Paperback

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Eifelheim

Eifelheim - Paperback

by Michael Flynn
$17.99
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Book Overview

by Michael Flynn (Author)

The alien world of medieval Europe lives again, transformed by the physics of the future, by a winner of the Heinlein Award

Over the centuries, one small town in Germany has disappeared and never been resettled. Tom, a historian, and his theoretical physicist girlfriend Sharon, become interested. By all logic, the town should have survived. What's so special about Eifelheim?

Father Dietrich is the village priest of Eifelheim, in the year 1348, when the Black Death is gathering strength but is still not nearby. Dietrich is an educated man, and to his astonishment becomes the first contact person between humanity and an alien race from a distant star, when their ship crashes in the nearby forest. It is a time of wonders, in the shadow of the plague. Flynn gives us the full richness and strangeness of medieval life, as well as some terrific aliens.

Tom and Sharon, and Father Deitrich have a strange destiny of tragedy and triumph in Eifelheim, the brilliant science fiction novel by Michael Flynn.

Author Biography

MICHAEL FLYNN lives in Easton, Pennsylvania. He is the winner of the Robert A. Heinlein award, and a Hugo Nominee for Eifelheim.

Number of Pages: 320
Dimensions: 0.82 x 9.22 x 6.32 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: November 13, 2007
Award: Hugo Award (2007)
ISBN9780765319104
Author Michael Flynn
PublisherTor Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2007
LanguageENG- English
Pages320
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn was known for hisexceptional writing style and the ability to write extremely well drawn-outcharacters against a background of hard science fiction narratives. Flynn's writing style is further characterized by hisapplication of the rigor of his own scientific background to "softer" sciencessuch as sociology, which is evident in works such as In the Country ofthe Blind and the Hugo nominated Eifelheim . Nearly all of Flynn's work falls under the category of hardscience fiction, and he is recognized as one of the most sophisticated andstylistically acute writers in this genre. His treatment of character-basednarratives is complex and nuanced, as seen in many of his critically acclaimedworks. Nearly all of Flynn's works have been extremely well receivedby critics and includes several award-winning works such as In theCountry of the Blind, Fallen Angels, and Eifelheim.He was also the first winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Medal. Flynn passed awayon September 30, 2023, at his childhood home in Pennsylvania.

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