256 pages
English language
Published March 6, 2001 by Eos (HarperCollins).
The story of a nameless bureaucrat who is sent by the Office of Technology Transfer, charged with restricting the flow of dangerous technologies, to the planet Miranda to search for a fugitive in possession of forbidden technological knowledge. His search is complicated by his quarry's deep local knowledge and the imminence of the continent-inundating Jubilee tides, which have thrown the world he's searching into chaos. Little is what it seems and references abound.
A complex and subtle story with many innovative plot elements and world details that often feels like its been intentionally written to be hard to follow. A worthwhile and satisfying read, due in part to its length.
A mix of too smart and too stupid, I found it hard to relate to this work.
