The Waters Rising: A Gripping Literary Science Fiction Tale of a Ravaged Future

The Waters Rising: A Gripping Literary Science Fiction Tale of a Ravaged Future

<p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">“Sheri S. Tepper takes the mental risks that are the lifeblood of science fiction and all imaginative fiction.”<br />—Ursula K. Le Guin, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Los Angeles Times</i><br style="mso-special-character: line-break"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Her first new novel since <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Margarets</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Waters Rising </i>marks the glorious return of the extraordinary Sheri S. Tepper, the award-winning contemporary master whom <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Locus </i>has called, “one of sf’s most distinctive voices.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Waters Rising </i>tells a gripping story of a future already ravaged and now in even graver peril when<span style="COLOR: black"> a dreadful, awesome killing power is resurrected from the past. </span>Readers of Margaret Atwood and Marge Piercy will join with fans of literary sf in praising this stunning masterwork of speculative fiction from one of the acknowledged greats.<o:p></o:p></span></p>