{"product_id":"him-isbn-9781915202673","title":"HIM","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited new book from multi-award winner Geoff Ryman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary science-fiction novel about identity, divinity and alternate reality – the story of the son of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Women, of course, can not be sons of God,”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the village of Nazareth, virgin Maryam and the wife of Yosef barLevi gives birth to a miracle: a little girl. She is named Avigayil, after her grandmother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as Avigayil grows, it’s clear she believes that she is destined to be someone greater than just the daughter of Maryam. From leading a gang of village boys to challenging the priests in the temple, Avigayil is determined to find her way as Yeshu, a man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYeshu can work miracles.  He can see futures.  He can speak for God. \u003cbr\u003eA gripping, thoughtful sci-fi novel, tackling family, the multiverse and the survival of love through immense change and crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFile Under: \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Science Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e [ The Greatest Story Never Told | Child of The Faith | Apocrypha | Herstory ]\"\u003ci\u003eHIM\u003c\/i\u003e feels like the real story at last. Ryman’s uncanny ability to get inside people makes this one of the greatest versions of the old story. The family drama, Yeshua’s parents and siblings—all the key moments seen as if by lightening—it comes alive in a supremely vivid way. This time for real. It’s unforgettable.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Kim Stanley Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e, award winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mars Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ryman does an impressive job portraying his protagonist’s arduous and complicated existence. Readers willing to have their preconceptions challenged will find much to savor and ponder in this unique work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e – Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here is the Son of God you never knew. \u003ci\u003eHIM\u003c\/i\u003e is shocking, moving, profound and reverent. Only Geoff Ryman could have written this book. It is a masterpiece.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Michael Swanwick, \u003c\/b\u003eNebula award-winning author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStations of the Tide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ryman challenges his readers as he always has, with an enormous, defiant, heart. \u003ci\u003eHIM\u003c\/i\u003e is exhilarating and liberating to believer and non-believer alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Paul Cornell, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor and screenwriter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Ryman offers an exceptional journey into the heart of human experience with this profoundly affecting story. Beautifully imagined. It has a transformative, compassionate power. I loved it.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e– Justina Robson, \u003c\/b\u003eaward nominated author\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilver Screen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Potentially blasphemous, definitely thought-provoking. Ryman asks a simple question and supplies a complex, multifaceted answer that stays with you long after you finish reading.”\u003cbr\u003e– \u003cb\u003eAntony Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e, creator of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtomic Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Geoff Ryman has long been one of our finest writers, with no two books the same (or even similar). With \u003ci\u003eHim\u003c\/i\u003e, Ryman rewrites the Greatest Story Ever Told, using all the tools he has developed from his fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction to craft something new from material so familiar, giving an immediacy and a reality and a shocking sense that we have never encountered \u003ci\u003ethis\u003c\/i\u003e story before, nor this prophet nor his teaching. It's the kind of novel that will win awards and reach hearts and minds and be burnt on bonfires too. A profoundly religious book, in such unexpected ways.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Neil Gaiman \u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHIM\u003c\/i\u003e feels like the real story at last. Ryman’s uncanny ability to get inside people makes this one of the greatest versions of the old story. The family drama, Yeshua’s parents and siblings—all the key moments seen as if by lightening—it comes alive in a supremely vivid way. This time for real. It’s unforgettable.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Kim Stanley Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e, award winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mars Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here is the Son of God you never knew. \u003ci\u003eHIM\u003c\/i\u003e is shocking, moving, profound and reverent. Only Geoff Ryman could have written this book. It is a masterpiece.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Michael Swanwick, \u003c\/b\u003eNebula award-winning author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStations of the Tide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ryman challenges his readers as he always has, with an enormous, defiant, heart. \u003ci\u003eHIM\u003c\/i\u003e is exhilarating and liberating to believer and non-believer alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Paul Cornell, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor and screenwriter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Ryman offers an exceptional journey into the heart of human experience with this profoundly affecting story. Beautifully imagined. It has a transformative, compassionate power. I loved it.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e– Justina Robson, \u003c\/b\u003eaward nominated author\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilver Screen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Potentially blasphemous, definitely thought-provoking. Ryman asks a simple question and supplies a complex, multifaceted answer that stays with you long after you finish reading.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Antony Johnston,\u003c\/b\u003e creator of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtomic Blonde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ryman does an impressive job portraying his protagonist’s arduous and complicated existence. Readers willing to have their preconceptions challenged will find much to savor and ponder in this unique work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCanadian-born Geoff Ryman is one of the most innovative and acclaimed authors writing in Fantasy and SF. A multi-award winner, his sensitive and artful SF novels, including WAS, AIR and THE CHILD GARDEN, have explored the AIDS epidemic, the coming of the Cloud based internet and the history of Cambodia. His 1998 novel, 253, was a groundbreaking digital hypertext. As well as writing novels he led the teams that built the websites for the British Monarchy and Number 10. He also had a leading role designing the UK government’s www.direct.gov.uk site.","brand":"Angry Robot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300311847141,"sku":"NP9781915202673","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781915202673.jpg?v=1767729067","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/him-isbn-9781915202673","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}