Beyond Heaven's River FROM THE PUBLISHER
Yoshio Kawashita is a great warrior until aliens whisk him away during World War II. They put him on a desolate planet far from his home, where he is destined to remain forever, leaving him alone in his new hell. Then Anna Nestor appears. This empress does not see planets as homes for their inhabitants; she sees exploitable real estate. At first, Anna Nestor views Kawashita as a sideshow attraction until they fall in love. But the two cannot be free until they find out who kidnapped Kawashita and why.
SYNOPSIS
Yoshio Kawashita is a great warrior until aliens whisk him away during World War II. They put him on a desolate planet far from his home, where he is destined to remain forever, leaving him alone in his new hell. Then Anna Nestor appears. This empress does not see planets as homes for their inhabitants; she sees exploitable real estate. At first, Anna Nestor views Kawashita as a sideshow attraction until they fall in love. But the two lovebirds cannot be free until they find out who kidnapped Kawashita and why.
FROM THE CRITICS
If anyone is the complete master of the grand-scale SF novel, it's Bear.-Booklist "Greg Bear is one of the freshest writers to break into the science fiction and fantasy field in many a year."-Dragon Magazine "Bear is one of the few SF writers capable of traveling beyond the limits of mere human ambition and geological time. . Whether he's tinkering with human genetic material or prying apart planets, Bear goes about the task with intelligence and a powerful imagination."-Locus "His wonders are state-of-the-art." -New York Newsday
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