Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang: A Novel

Name: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang: A Novel
Price: 2.99 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (544 reviews)
Author: Kate Wilhelm

by Kate Wilhelm

Literary Fiction Science Fiction

4.3 (544)

4.3 stars from 544 reviews. Top 95% of Literary Fiction books we track.

251 pages~4.2 hr readPublished by Blackstone AudiobooksPublished 1976-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You appreciate hard science fiction that treats big ideas seriously, not as mere plot devices.
You're drawn to character-driven stories where the science matters less than what it does to relationships and identity.
You want a classic that actually holds up: rigorous, humane, and still unsettling decades later.

Maybe not for you if...

You need action-driven plots and rapid pacing; this is contemplative and builds slowly.
You prefer straightforward narratives; this spans generations and shifts perspective in ways that demand attention.
You're looking for uplifting post-apocalypse fiction; this explores loss and the cost of survival.

About this book

An isolated Appalachian community works to survive following an apocalypse by undertaking a dangerous experiment in cloning. The novel follows this post-holocaust group's efforts to preserve itself through this perilous scientific approach. Widely regarded as a landmark work in both humanistic and hard science fiction, the novel combines sweeping narrative scope with dramatic storytelling and scientific rigor. It won the Hugo Award and Locus Award upon its initial publication. The book has been described as "the best novel about cloning written to date" and "one of the best treatments of cloning in SF."

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Currently 4.3★ from 544 reviews

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