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The Mount

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Philip K. Dick Award WinnerBest of the Year: Locus, Village Voice, San Francisco Chronicle, Book MagazineNominated for the Impac AwardCharley is an athlete. He wants to grow up to be the fastest runner in the world, like his father. He wants to be painted crossing the finishing line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. Charley lives in a stable. He isn’t a runner, he’s a mount. He belongs to a Hoot: The Hoots are alien invaders. Charley hasn’t seen his mother for years, and his father is hiding out in the mountains somewhere, with the other Free Humans. The Hoots own the world, but the humans want it back. Charley knows how to be a good mount, but now he’s going to have to learn how to be a human being.

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Weight 0.141875 kg
Dimensions 1.5494 × 10.6934 × 17.7038 cm
Author(s)

Format Old`

Language

Publisher

Year Published

2005-3-17
Imprint

For Ages

7
Publication City/Country

USA
ISBN 10

0142403024
About The Author

Carol Emshwiller (sfwa.org/members/emshwiller) is the author of many acclaimed novels and story collections, including Carmen Dog, The Start of the End of It All (winner of the World Fantasy Award),Report to the Men’s Club and Other Stories, I Live with You and You Dont’ Know It, and The Mount (winner of the Philip K. Dick Award and a Nebula Award finalist). She teaches in the NYU Continuing Education program, and divides her time between homes in New York City and California.

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