num_pages: 240
description: Charley is an athlete. He wants to be painted crossing the finish line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. But Charley isn't a runner. He is a human mount, the property of one of the alien invaders called Hoots. Charley hasn't seen his mother in years, and his father is hiding out in the mountains with the other Free Humans. The Hoots own the world, but the humans want it back. Charley knows how to be a good mount-now he's going to have to learn how to be a human being. This remarkable novel, winner of the 2002 Philip K. Dick Award, should be read by every fan of speculative fiction, teenagers and adults alike.
language: English
title: The Mount
titlecomplete: The Mount
genres: Aliens, Weird Fiction, Dystopia, Novels, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 1548
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Philip K. Dick Award
publisher: Firebird