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Among others

Winner of the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novel Winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel Startling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and SF, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment. Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic, Morwenna Phelps found refuge in two worlds. As a child growing up in Wales, she played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. But her mind found freedom and promise in the science fiction novels that were her closest companions. Then her mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends, and Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled--and her twin sister dead. Fleeing to her father whom she barely knew, Mori was sent to boarding school in England'a place all but devoid of true magic. There, outcast and alone, she tempted fate by doing magic herself, in an attempt to find a circle of like-minded friends. But her magic also drew the attention of her mother, bringing about a reckoning that could no longer be put off' Combining elements of autobiography with flights of imagination in the manner of novels like Jonathan Lethem's The Fortress of Solitude, this is potentially a breakout book for an author whose genius has already been hailed by peers like Kelly Link, Sarah Weinman, and Ursula K. Le Guin. One of School Library Journal's Best Adult Books 4 Teens titles of 2011 One of io9's best Science Fiction & Fantasy books of the year 2011 At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.

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  • "Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic' Morwenna Phelps found refuge in two worlds. As a child growing up in Wales' she played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. But her mind found freedom and promise in the science fiction novels that were her closest companions. Then her mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends' and Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled, and her twin sister dead. Fleeing to her father whom she barely knew' Mori was sent to boarding school in England, a place all but devoid of true magic. There' outcast and alone' she tempted fate by doing magic herself' in an attempt to find a circle of like-minded friends. But her magic also drew the attention of her mother' bringing about a reckoning that could no longer be put off."
  • "Winner of the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novel Winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel Startling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and SF, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment. Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic, Morwenna Phelps found refuge in two worlds. As a child growing up in Wales, she played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. But her mind found freedom and promise in the science fiction novels that were her closest companions. Then her mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends, and Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled--and her twin sister dead. Fleeing to her father whom she barely knew, Mori was sent to boarding school in England'a place all but devoid of true magic. There, outcast and alone, she tempted fate by doing magic herself, in an attempt to find a circle of like-minded friends. But her magic also drew the attention of her mother, bringing about a reckoning that could no longer be put off' Combining elements of autobiography with flights of imagination in the manner of novels like Jonathan Lethem's The Fortress of Solitude, this is potentially a breakout book for an author whose genius has already been hailed by peers like Kelly Link, Sarah Weinman, and Ursula K. Le Guin. One of School Library Journal's Best Adult Books 4 Teens titles of 2011 One of io9's best Science Fiction & Fantasy books of the year 2011 At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied."@en
  • "It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.' Fifteen-year-old Morwenna lives in Wales with her twin sister and a mother who spins dark magic for ill. One day, Mori and her mother fight a powerful, magical battle that kills her sister and leaves Mori crippled. Devastated, Mori flees to her long-lost father in England. Adrift, outcast at boarding school, Mori retreats into the worlds she knows best: her magic and her books. She works a spell to meet kindred souls and continues to devour every fantasy and science fiction novel she can lay her hands on. But danger lurks... She knows her mother is looking for her and that when she finds her, there will be no escape."
  • "Startling, unusual, and yet irresistibly readable, 'Among Others' is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and science fiction, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment."@en
  • "Startling, unusual, and irresistibly readable, Among others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and science fiction, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment."@en
  • "Die fünfzehnjährige Morwenna ist auf der Flucht vor einer Mutter, die sich der finsteren Magie verschrieben hat, vor der staatlichen Fürsorge und vor der Erinnerung an den Tod ihrer Zwillingsschwester. Am schlimmsten trifft sie jedoch, dass sie ihre Heimat verlassen muss, das märchenhafte Wales, und damit ihre einzigen Freunde, die Feen und Geister, die dort in den Wäldern zu Hause sind. Auch ihr Vater, den sie nie gekannt hat, möchte sie nicht bei sich aufnehmen und schickt sie auf ein Mädcheninternat, wo sie mit der Verständnislosigkeit der Lehrer und dem masslosen Ehrgeiz der anderen Schülerinnen fertig werden muss. Verzweifelt greift sie zu der Magie, die sie seit ihrer Kindheit begleitet, einer Magie, die niemand ausser ihr sehen kann. Und zu ihren Büchern. In Science-Fiction- und Fantasy-Romanen findet sie mehr als nur flüchtigen Trost: Sie öffnen Tore zu anderen Welten, und das nicht nur im übertragenen Sinne. Als ihre Mutter zu einem neuerlichen Schlag ausholt, sind es Bücher, in die Morwenna ihre ganze Hoffnung setzt ... Ausgezeichnet mit dem Hugo Award als bester Roman des Jahres Nebula Award als bester Roman des Jahres British Fantasy Award als bester Roman des Jahres Jo Walton wurde in Wales geboren, lebte viele Jahre in England und hat sich 2002 in Kanada niedergelassen. Ihr erster grosser Erfolg war der Roman "Tooth and Claw" (2003), der mit dem World Fantasy Award ausgezeichnet wurde. Für ihren Roman "Lifelode" (2010) erhielt sie den Mythopoeic Award. Sie führt ein regelmässiges Blog und schreibt für die Internetseite tor.com eine regelmässige Kolumne."
  • "Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic, Morwenna Phelps found refuge in two worlds. As a child growing up in Wales, she played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. But her mind found freedom and promise in the science fiction novels that were her closests companions. Then her mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends, and Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled--and her twin sister dead."
  • "Startling, unusual, and irresistibly readable, Among others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and science fiction, anda spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment."
  • "Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic, Morwenna Phelps played among the spirits, but her mind found freedom in the science fiction novels that were her closest companions. When her mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends, Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled and her twin sister dead. Fleeing to a father she hardly knew, Mori was sent to boarding school. There, she tempted fate by doing magic herself, in an attempt to find a circle of like-minded friends. But her magic also drew the attention of her mother, bringing about a reckoning that could no longer be put off.--From book jacket."
  • "Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic, 15-year old Morwenna Phelps found refuge in two worlds. As a child growing up in Wales, she played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. But her mind found freedom and promise in the science fiction novels that were her closests companions. Then her mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends, and Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled--and her twin sister dead."

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  • "Fantasy"
  • "Fantasy fiction"
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Fantastische Literatur"
  • "Bildungsromans, Canadian"
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Young adult works"
  • "Young adult fiction"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Miscellaneous fiction"@en
  • "Paranormal fiction"@en

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  • "Among Others"
  • "Entre extraños"@es
  • "Morwenna"
  • "我不屬於他們"
  • "Among others"
  • "Among others"@en
  • "In einer anderen Welt"
  • "Wśród obcych"@pl
  • "Wśród obcych"
  • "Wo bu shu yu ta men"
  • "Morwenna : roman"

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