Learning the World
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 Cover of first edition (hardcover) |
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| Author | Ken MacLeod |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Orbit |
| Released | 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 303 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-841-49343-0 (hardcover), ISBN 1-84149-344-9 (paperback) |
Learning the World is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod published in 2005. It won the 2006 Prometheus Award and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel that same year.
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel is a first contact story, following the generation ship But the Sky, My Lady! The Sky! as it approaches the Destiny Star. Humans have been colonizing the 500 light-years around Earth for a few thousand years, and have never run into an alien species - until now. The discovery of a Steam Age alien race upsets the established protocols of the ship, leading to uncertainty and delays in habitation, which in turn leads to societal unrest and conflict aboard the ship.
[edit] External links
- Learning the World publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
