Phoenix Pick’s free ebook for August is Stephen Leigh’s Dark Water’s Embrace. Stephen also writes under the pseudonym of S.L. Farrell.
The book won the Spectrum award when originally published and got extensive critical acclaim.
The Coupon Code is 9991300 Instructions and download link at www.PPickings.com.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Coupon Code itself is unchanged from last month and the new book will be available from August 2 through August 31.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Often compared to Ursula K. Le Guin’s ground-breaking The Left Hand of Darkness, Dark Water’s Embrace is a fascinating look at issues of human (and alien) sexuality. Stephen Leigh creates a rich world with elaborate care and uses this alien backdrop to delve into issues of survival, sexuality and the meaning of life itself.
Descendents of a long marooned group of humans struggle with mutations and infertility and if a cure cannot be found they are doomed to extinction.
The colony’s doctor, Anaïs, herself suffers from a sexual deformity. However, her world is turned upside down when she discovers that the preserved corpse of a long-extinct native race carries exactly the same deformities as herself.
What is the connection? And can she find the answer to this mystery that has reached back from time to haunt both her and the colony struggling to survive against impossible odds.
“Gripping.”-Starlog
“Haunting and Thought Provoking.”-Library Journal
“Intriguing, intelligent.”-Mysterious Galaxy
“…an exciting novel from a well-respected writer. Once again, we have a work of fine science fiction which shows us how important biology is to our destiny.” —Feminist Bookstore News
“The fact is that Stephen Leigh’s new novel is a fine piece of work and one that deserves to reach a wide readership.”—NY Review of Science Fiction.
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