The mount
a novel
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2002 - Small Beer Press, Brooklyn, NY, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
58,000 words, Guess
Page Count
232 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3572202M
- ISBN-101931520038
- OCLC Control Number50289922
- OCLC Control Numbermountnovel00emsh
- Library of Congress Control Number2002100919
and 2 more
- Goodreads1637349
- LibraryThing369392
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3555.M54 M68 2002
Description
Charley is an athlete. He wants to be painted crossing the finish line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. But Charley isn't a runner. He is a human mount, the property of one of the alien invaders called Hoots. Charley hasn't seen his mother in years, and his father is hiding out in the mountains with the other Free Humans. The Hoots own the world, but the humans want it back. Charley knows how to be a good mount-now he's going to have to learn how to be a human being. This remarkable novel, winner of the 2002 Philip K. Dick Award, should be read by every fan of speculative fiction, teenagers and adults alike.
Description
"Charley is an athlete. He wants to grow up to be the fastest runer in the world, like his father. He wants to be painted crossing the finishing line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. Charley lives in a stable. He isn't a runner, he's a mount. He belongs to a Hoot. The Hoots are alien invaders."--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects
Genres
- Fiction.
Other Editions
- The mount: a novel
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