Servants of the Map

"Spanning two centuries, an intricately woven collection of stories and novellas journeys across landscapes of yearning, awakening, loss, and unexpected discovery as the lives of extraordinary characters unfold in a borderland between science and passion."@en
"Spanning two centuries, a collection of stories and novellas journeys across landscapes of yearning, awakening, loss, and unexpected discovery as the lives of the characters unfold in a borderland between science and passion."@en
"Ranging across two centuries, and from the western Himalaya to an Adirondack village, these wonderfully imagined stories and novellas travel the territories of yearning and awakening, of loss and unexpected discovery. A mapper of the highest mountain peaks realizes his true obsession. A young woman afire with scientific curiosity must come to terms with a romantic fantasy. Brothers and sisters, torn apart at an early age, are beset by dreams of reunion. Throughout, Barrett's most characteristic theme -- the happenings in that borderland between science and desire -- unfolds in the diverse lives of unforgettable human beings."
"In Barrett's hands, science is transformed from hard and known fact into malleable, strange, and thrilling fictional material."
"A collection of short stories and novellas by Andrea Barrett which range across two centuries and from the western Himalaya to an Adirondack village."@en