Yet the avout have always managed to adapt in the wake of catastrophe, becoming out of necessity even more austere and less dependent on technology and material things. Three times during history’s darkest epochs violence born of superstition and ignorance has invaded and devastated the cloistered mathic community. Over the centuries, cities and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concent’s walls. “Fraa Erasmas is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside “saecular” world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. Campbell Award Nominee for Best Novel (2009,Įndeavour Award Nominee (2009) Book Summary: Anathem Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2009),īritish Science Fiction Association Award Nominee for Best Novel (2008), Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2009),
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