('A novel of the first rank, the kind of monumental work I.) The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves eBook: M.

The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. Anderson's extraordinary novel takes place at a time when American Patriots rioted and battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. Set against the disquiet of Revolutionary Boston, M. Only after he dares to open a forbidden door does he learn the hideous nature of their experiments - and his own chilling role in them. As the boy's regal mother, Cassiopeia, entertains the house scholars with her beauty and wit, young Octavian begins to question the purpose behind his guardians' fanatical studies. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother - a princess in exile from a faraway land - are the only persons in their household assigned names. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER! This deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. (NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER! This deeply provocative novel.)

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party eBook: M. Anderson has created a not-so-brave new world - and a smart, savage satire that has captivated readers with its view of an imagined future that veers unnervingly close to the here and now. Following in the footsteps of George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr., M. And it was before Titus met Violet, a beautiful, brainy teenage girl who has decided to fight the feed and its omnipresent ability to categorize human thoughts and desires. But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction, sending them to the hospital to lie around with nothing inside their heads for days.

'This satire offers a thought-provoking and scathing indictment that may prod readers to examine the more sinister possibilities of corporate- and media-dominated culture.' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review) For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon - a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. ('This satire offers a thought-provoking and scathing indi.)

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