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Ubu has four arms, a fantastically faithful memory and is 13 years old. His 11-year-old ''sister'' Maria is more conventionally constructed, yet so psychic she considers herself a witch. (Both mature with the artificial aid of ''mones'' to the time of their late teens.) Their ''father,'' Pasco, a small-time trader with an ancient spaceship, originally assembled them from spare genetic material and personality programs, but he commits suicide while in the throes of a depression, leaving his children to fend for themselves. Ubu compounds their problems by making an unwise business move, putting them deeply in debt--in danger of losing the ship and facing a life of virtual indenture. An attempt to capitalize on Maria's psychic abilities in a casino ends in disaster, leading to their arrest, escape and lives pursued on the edge of the law. Williams ( Hardwired ) colorfully evokes the life of the trader families and their honkytonk space stations. With its emphasis on youth, beauty, sex and mischief, the novel also conjures a contemporary mood agreeably distinct from its futuristic setting.
Ubu has four arms, a fantastically faithful memory and is 13 years old. His 11-year-old ''sister'' Maria is more conventionally constructed, yet so psychic she considers herself a witch. (Both mature with the artificial aid of ''mones'' to the time of their late teens.) Their ''father,'' Pasco, a small-time trader with an ancient spaceship, originally assembled them from spare genetic material and personality programs, but he commits suicide while in the throes of a depression, leaving his children to fend for themselves. Ubu compounds their problems by making an unwise business move, putting them deeply in debt--in danger of losing the ship and facing a life of virtual indenture. An attempt to capitalize on Maria's psychic abilities in a casino ends in disaster, leading to their arrest, escape and lives pursued on the edge of the law. Williams ( Hardwired ) colorfully evokes the life of the trader families and their honkytonk space stations. With its emphasis on youth, beauty, sex and mischief, the novel also conjures a contemporary mood agreeably distinct from its futuristic setting.
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Hardback Editions
February 1990 : Hardback
| Title: Angel Station Author(s): Walter Jon Williams ISBN: 0-356-18807-8 / 978-0-356-18807-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1989 : Hardback
| Title: Angel Station Author(s): Walter Jon Williams ISBN: 0-312-93187-5 / 978-0-312-93187-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Tor Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 1991 : Paperback
| Title: Angel Station Author(s): Walter Jon Williams ISBN: 0-7088-4908-3 / 978-0-7088-4908-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Orbit Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1990 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Angel Station Author(s): Walter Jon Williams ISBN: 0-8125-5787-5 / 978-0-8125-5787-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Tor Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Angel Station Author(s): Walter Jon Williams Publisher: St. Martin`s Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
1972 : Paperback
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Other Editions
December 2011 : Kindle edition
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