The Geomancer's Compass

Authors: Hardy, Melissa
Publisher: Tundra
BISAC/Subject: YAF001000, YAF027000, YAF045000
ISBN: 9781770493650, Related ISBNs: 1770492925, 1770493654, 9781770492929, 9781770493650
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 272,
Audience: Young adult
Synopsis: This futuristic novel has all the elements YA fiction needs to draw critical attention from reviewers, and to elicit award-nominations. It is thematically interesting, culturally diverse, well-written, futuristic, and very funny.
 
Set in the year 2021, this fantastic YA novel explores the tension between a young woman's future building infrastructure for Augmented Reality, and the commitment she makes to her dying grandmother to honour ancient Chinese magic. The Geomancer's Compass imagines a world in the near future while exploring the Chinese immigrant experience and the expanding, elastic and shifting nature of reality.
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