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Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang

A Novel

Kate Wilhelm

Orb Books

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ISBN10: 0312866151
ISBN13: 9780312866150

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Winner of the Hugo and Locus Awards

Before becomming one of today's most innovative mystery writers, Wilhelm was a celebrated SF author. With this novel, one of her most famous books returns to print.

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang tells the spellbinding story of an isolated post-holocaust community determined to preserve itself through a perilous experiment in cloning. Now, at the dawn of the 21st century, this tale is perhaps more compelling and timely than ever before.

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Praise for Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang

"The best novel about cloning written to date."—Locus

"Kate Wilhelm's cautionary message comes through loud and clear."—The New York Times

"One of the best treatments of cloning in SF."—The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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BOOK EXCERPTS

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Chapter 1

What David always hated most about the Sumner family dinners was the way everyone talked about him as if he were not there.
"Has he been eating enough meat lately? He looks peaked."
"You spoil him, Carrie. If he won't...

About the author

Kate Wilhelm

Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018) is the author of dozens of novels and short-story collections. Among them are the science fiction classic Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, the Constance and Charlie mysteries, and The Good Children. The recipient of many honors--the Prix Apollo, the Hugo Award, three Nebula Awards, and the Kurd Lasswitz Award--Ms. Wilhelm, along with her husband, Damon Knight, received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Michigan State University in recognition of their many years as instructors for the Clarion workshop in Fantasy and Science Fiction. Born in Ohio and raised in Kentucky, she lived in Eugene, Oregon.

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