num_pages: 512
description: Ian Macdonald's River of Gods , painted a vivid picture of a near future India, 100 years after independence. It revolutionised British science fiction for a new generation by taking a perspective that was not European or American. Brasyl will do the same for South America's largest and most vibrant country. This is a story that begins in the favelas, the slums of Rio, and quickly expands to take in drugs, corruption, and a frightening new technology that allows access to all the multiple worlds that have slipped into existence in other planes every time we make a decision. This is rich, epic science fiction that opens our eyes to the world around us and posits mind-blowing alternative sciences. It is a landmark work in modern science fiction from one of its most respected practitioners.
language: English
title: Brasyl
titlecomplete: Brasyl
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Brazil, Cyberpunk, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia, Near Future
ratings_count: 3011
places: São Paulo, Brazil
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Warwick Prize for Writing
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Novel
publisher: Gollancz