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Hopeland

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Hopeland is a richly woven sci-fi tale centred on Raisa Hopeland, who aspires to become London’s next electromancer. Her chance encounter with Amon Brightbourne during a riot sets off a sweeping narrative that spans decades and continents, exploring themes of love, family, and belonging. From the chaos of London streets to Iceland’s geothermal landscapes and the fragile islands of Polynesia, Raisa’s journey traverses life’s full spectrum amidst societal upheaval and environmental change.

The novel portrays Hopeland not as a nation or religion, but as a community and culture bound by shared ties. It captures moments of tranquillity, terror, and joy, ultimately affirming that Hopeland is, above all, family.
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This novel is ideal for readers who enjoy immersive speculative fiction with emotional depth and complex worldbuilding. Fans of character-driven sci-fi that explores social and environmental themes will appreciate Ian McDonald’s ambitious storytelling.

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A visionary literary SF novel about a vast family intimately linked - a new way for mankind to live.

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Hopeland is not a nation. It is not a cult. It is not a religion.

Hopeland is a community. It is a culture. It is a family.

When Raisa Hopeland, determined to win her race to become the next electromancer of London, bumps into Amon Brightbourne—tweed-suited, otherworldly, guided by the Grace—in the middle of a London riot, she sets in motion a series of events which will span decades, continents and a series of events which will change the world.

Amon falls in love in that moment of chaos, but being loved by him can have a cost. And while Raisa has Hopeland, Amon has a family of his own, and they have their own secrets.

From rioting London to geothermal Iceland to the climate-struck islands of Polynesia, from birth to life to death, from tranquillity to terror to joy, Raisa's journey will encompass the world. But one thing will always be true.

Hopeland is family.

'How the hell do you research—much less write—a novel this ambitious and wide-ranging? Why did I find myself weeping uncontrollably on a train yesterday as I finished it, literally squeezing my chest over my heart as it broke and sang at the same moment?' - Cory Doctorow

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473202290

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 52.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 800g

Pages: 656

About the Author

Ian McDonald was born in Manchester in 1960. His family moved to Northern Ireland in 1965. He now lives in Belfast and works in TV production. The author of many previous novels, including the groundbreaking Chaga books set in Africa, Ian McDonald has long been at the cutting edge of SF. RIVER OF GODS won the BSFA award in 2005, BRASYL won in it in 2007 and THE DERVISH HOUSE in 2010.

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