num_pages: 239
description: Worlds, the first volume of of the Worlds Trilogy, tells the story of Marianne O'Hara's tumultuous coming of age in an Earth that is tottering on the brink of its final war. Marianne was born inside New New York, an orbiting city that is politically independent of Earth but strongly linked emotionally and economically. Marianne travels to New York City with the intention of pursuing a doctorate in "American Studies," but gets a lot more than she bargained for, as the Third Revolution comes up to speed, and the center does not hold.
language: English
title: Worlds
titlecomplete: Worlds
characters: Marianne O'Hara
genres: Science Fiction, Collections, Novels, Thriller, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 1290
series: Worlds
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel
publisher: Simon & Schuster Inc