description: America in the 21st Century. Iowa is a repressive, God-fearing and prosperous police state. Back East there is violence, starvation, and decadence.But back East, there is also flight. There is no singing in Iowa because song is the door to the freedom of flight. So Daniel and his bride Boa escape to New York for the chance of soaring free of their bodies on wings of song.Boa takes flight, leaving Daniel earthbound. And Daniel sets off on a search for his song through an enchanting and bizarre world rich in black comedy and sexual adventurism.
language: English
title: On wings of song
titlecomplete: On wings of song
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, LGBT, Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Fantasy, Dystopia
ratings_count: 1002
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Premio Ignotus
category: Mejor novela extranjera (Best Foreign Novel), awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Balrog Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Science Fiction (Hardcover)
publisher: Vintage