All the Birds in the Sky (All the Birds in the Sky, #1)

Entertainment Weekly 's 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now Winner of the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novel Finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel Paste 's 50 Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) List "The book is full of quirkiness and playful detail...but there's an overwhelming depth and poignancy to its virtuoso ending." —NPR From the former editor-in-chief of io9.com, a stunning Nebula Award-winning and Hugo-shortlisted novel about the end of the world — and the beginning of our future An ancient society of witches and a hipster technological startup go to war in order to prevent the world from tearing itself apart. To further complicate things, each of the groups' most promising followers (Patricia, a brilliant witch and Laurence, an engineering "wunderkind") may just be in love with each other. As the battle between magic and science wages in San Francisco against the backdrop of international chaos, Laurence and Patricia are forced to choose sides. But their choices will determine the fate of the planet and all mankind. In a fashion unique to Charlie Jane Anders, All the Birds in the Sky offers a humorous and, at times, heart-breaking exploration of growing up extraordinary in a world filled with cruelty, scientific ingenuity, and magic. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. From The Editor-in-chief Of Io9.com, A Stunning Novel About The End Of The World--and The Beginning Of Our Future. Childhood Friends Patricia Delfine And Laurence Armstead Didn't Expect To See Each Other Again, After Parting Ways Under Mysterious Circumstances During Middle School. After All, The Development Of Magical Powers And The Invention Of A Two-second Time Machine Could Hardly Fail To Alarm One's Peers And Families. But Now They're Both Adults, Living In The Hipster Mecca San Francisco, And The Planet Is Falling Apart Around Them. Laurence Is An Engineering Genius Who's Working With A Group That Aims To Avert Catastrophic Breakdown Through Technological Intervention. Patricia Is A Graduate Of Eltisley Maze, The Hidden Academy For The World's Magically Gifted, And Works With A Small Band Of Other Magicians To Secretly Repair The World's Every-growing Ailments. Little Do They Realize That Something Bigger Than Either Of Them, Something Begun Years Ago In Their Youth, Is Determined To Bring Them Together To Either Save The World, Or Plunge It Into A New Dark Ages. A Deeply Magical, Darkly Funny Examination Of Life, Love, And The Apocalypse-- When Patricia Delfine Was Six Years Old, A Wounded Bird Led Her Deep Into The Forest To The Parliament Of Birds, Where She Met The Great Tree And Was Asked A Question That Would Determine The Course Of Her Life. When Laurence Armstead Was In Grade School, He Cobbled Together A Wristwatch-sized Device That Could Send Its Wearer Two Seconds Into The Future. When Patricia And Laurence First Met In High School, They Didn't Understand One Another At All. But As Time Went On, They Kept Bumping Into One Another's Lives. Now They're Both Grown Up, And The Planet Is Falling Apart Around Them. Laurence Is An Engineering Genius Who's Working With A Group That Aims To Avert Catastrophic Breakdown Through Technological Intervention Into The Changing Global Climate. Patricia Is A Graduate Of Eltisley Maze, The Hidden Academy For The World's Magically Gifted, And Works With A Small Band Of Other Magicians To Secretly Repair The World's Every-growing Ailments. Neither Laurence Nor Patricia Can Keep Pace With The Speed At Which Things Fall Apart. But Something Bigger Than Either Of Them, Something Begun Deep In Their Childhoods, Is Determined To Bring Them Together. And Will-- Charlie Jane Anders. "When Patricia Delfine was six years old, a wounded bird led her deep into the forest to the Parliament of Birds, where she met the Great Tree and was asked a question that would determine the course of her life. When Laurence Armstead was in grade school, he cobbled together a wristwatch-sized device that could send its wearer two seconds into the future. When Patricia and Laurence first met in high school, they didn't understand one another at all. But as time went on, they kept bumping into one another's lives. Now they're both grown up, and the planet is falling apart around them. Laurence is an engineering genius who's working with a group that aims to avert catastrophic breakdown through technological intervention into the changing global climate. Patricia is a graduate of Eltisley Maze, the hidden academy for the world's magically gifted, and works with a small band of other magicians to secretly repair the world's every-growing ailments. Neither Laurence nor Patricia can keep pace with the speed at which things fall apart. But something bigger than either of them, something begun deep in their childhoods, is determined to bring them together. And will"-- Provided by publisher "When Patricia Delfine was six years old, a wounded bird led her deep into the forest to the Parliament of Birds, where she met the Great Tree and was asked a question that would determine the course of her life. When Laurence Armstead was in grade school, he cobbled together a wristwatch-sized device that could send its wearer two seconds into the future. When Patricia and Laurence first met in high school, they didn't understand one another at all. But as time went on, they kept bumping into one another's lives. Now they're both grown up, and the planet is falling apart around them. Laurence is an engineering genius who's working with a group that aims to avert catastrophic breakdown through technological intervention into the changing global climate. Patricia is a graduate of Eltisley Maze, the hidden academy for the world's magically gifted, and works with a small band of other magicians to secretly repair the world's every-growing ailments. Neither Laurence nor Patricia can keep pace with the speed at which things fall apart. But something bigger than either of them, something begun deep in their childhoods, is determined to bring them together. And will"--Résumé de l'éditeur **From the editor-in-chief of io9.com, a stunning novel about the end of the world--and the beginning of our future**Childhood friends Patricia Delfine and Laurence Armstead didn't expect to see each other again, after parting ways under mysterious circumstances during high school. After all, the development of magical powers and the invention of a two-second time machine could hardly fail to alarm one's peers and families.But now they're both adults, living in the hipster mecca San Francisco, and the planet is falling apart around them. Laurence is an engineering genius who's working with a group that aims to avert catastrophic breakdown through technological intervention into the changing global climate. Patricia is a graduate of Eltisley Maze, the hidden academy for the world's magically gifted, and works with a small band of other magicians to secretly repair the world's every-growing ailments. Little do they realize that something bigger than either of them, something begun years ago in their youth, is determined to bring them together--to either save the world, or plunge it into a new dark ages.A deeply magical, darkly funny examination of life, love, and the apocalypse. From the editor-in-chief of io9.com, a stunning novel about the end of the world--and the beginning of our future Childhood friends Patricia Delfine and Laurence Armstead didn't expect to see each other again, after parting ways under mysterious circumstances during high school. After all, the development of magical powers and the invention of a two-second time machine could hardly fail to alarm one's peers and families. But now they're both adults, living in the hipster mecca San Francisco, and the planet is falling apart around them. Laurence is an engineering genius who's working with a group that aims to avert catastrophic breakdown through technological intervention into the changing global climate. Patricia is a graduate of Eltisley Maze, the hidden academy for the world's magically gifted, and works with a small band of other magicians to secretly repair the world's every-growing ailments. Little do they realize that something bigger than either of them, something begun years ago in their youth, is determined to bring them together--to either save the world, or plunge it into a new dark ages. A deeply magical, darkly funny examination of life, love, and the apocalypse. "From the editor-in-chief of io9.com, a stunning novel about the end of the world--and the beginning of our future. Childhood friends Patricia Delfine and Laurence Armstead didn't expect to see each other again, after parting ways under mysterious circumstances during middle school. After all, the development of magical powers and the invention of a two-second time machine could hardly fail to alarm one's peers and families. But now they're both adults, living in the hipster mecca San Francisco, and the planet is falling apart around them. Laurence is an engineering genius who's working with a group that aims to avert catastrophic breakdown through technological intervention. Patricia is a graduate of Eltisley Maze, the hidden academy for the world's magically gifted, and works with a small band of other magicians to secretly repair the world's every-growing ailments. Little do they realize that something bigger than either of them, something begun years ago in their youth, is determined to bring them together to either save the world, or plunge it into a new dark ages. A deeply magical, darkly funny examination of life, love, and the apocalypse"--Résumé de l'éditeur A tale of science and magic, life and love, and the beginning of our future. From an early age, Patricia Delfine and Laurence Armstead had different - and sometimes opposite - ways of seeing the world. Patricia could talk to animals and even turn herself into a bird, while Laurence built a supercomputer and a time machine (that only went forward two second). As they navigated the never-ending nightmare that is junior high school, they became wary allies, until an enigmatic guidance counselor with a hidden agenda intervened. They didn't expect to see each other again. And yet ten years later, they're both adults, living in the hipster mecca San Francisco, and the planet is falling apart around them. Patricia is a graduate of Eltisley Mae, the secret academy for the magically gifted, and Laurence is an engineering genius who's trying to save the world. As Laurence and Patricia reconnect, they find themselves drawn into the opposite sides of a war between science and magic. And the fate of the world depends on them both. Probably. -- From dust jacket An ancient society of witches and a hipster technological startup go war as the world from tearing itself. To further complicate things, each of the groups’ most promising followers (Patricia, a brilliant witch and Laurence, an engineering “wunderkind”) may just be in love with each other. As the battle between magic and science wages in San Francisco against the backdrop of international chaos, Laurence and Patricia are forced to choose sides. But their choices will determine the fate of the planet and all mankind. In a fashion unique to Charlie Jane Anders, All the Birds in the Sky offers a humorous and, at times, heart-breaking exploration of growing up extraordinary in world filled with cruelty, scientific ingenuity, and magic. Childhood friends Patricia Delfine, a witch, and Laurence Armstead, a mad scientist, parted ways under mysterious circumstances during middle school. But as adults they both wind up in near-future San Francisco, where Laurence is an engineering genius and Patricia works with a small band of other magicians to secretly repair the worlds ever growing ailments. But something is determined to bring them back togetherto either save the world, or end it.