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Also by Ian McDonald:

Luna: Moon Rising, March 2019
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The Broken Land, July 2013
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The Broken Land
Ian McDonald

In an instant, Mathembe Fileli’s life was burned away . . . Now, in search of answers, she must traverse a divided nation

Open Road Media
July 2013
On Sale: July 2, 2013
320 pages
ISBN: 0553370545
EAN: 9780553370546
Kindle: B00DBLRHMO
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Historical | Fantasy | Science Fiction

In an instant, Mathembe Fileli's life was burned away . . . Now, in search of answers, she must traverse a divided nation

Life in the village of Chepsenyt is idyllic. Despite the empire's growing religious tensions, the people of Chepsenyt live together peacefully and ply their trades, growing useful objects through the manipulation of DNA. It was here that Mathembe Fileli grew up, with her father creating tools used in construction and her mother spinning clothes and food.

That all changed in an instant.

The Broken Land mirrors Belfast resident Ian McDonald's upbringing in Northern Ireland by depicting a nation cut in two by a violent religious divide. On one side are the Proclaimers, the ruling group that doesn't believe in life after death, and on the other side are the Confessors, the opposing group whose thoughts are uploaded in the afterlife. When two Confessors take shelter in Chepsenyt, the Emperor's soldiers burn the village to the ground, throwing the whole country into civil war. In this newly perilous world, Mathembe must draw on her resourcefulness and inner strength to find her family and bridge the nation's gaping rift.

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