The book, I remember everything; not its name.
June 19, 2010 8:51 AM Subscribe
In search of a book, whose details I can little remember. The title was, I think, at most two words. It was about a human-esque tribe who live on the face of a wall.
In my head, the author has written other fiction books with decidedly succinct titles, and while I've searched for 'The Wall', 'The Edge', 'One' (all of which sound about right in my head), I cannot find anything that sounds right.
The story revolved around a young boy whose tribe lived in caves in a cliff, which was possibly all they knew of the world. At some point, he falls off, and instead of dying finds himself in some other place (presumably, on, or nearer the ground itself), where he discovers some sort of air force, much of it made up of airships and balloons, I think.
The printing I read was a hardcover, the sleeve being predominately white with a painting depicting ... stuff. It is vaguely similar to the cover of the book Automated Alice, though that may be my mind playing tricks on me with confirmation bias.
This is all I remember, but I've seen MeFi pull off some wonderful results.
In my head, the author has written other fiction books with decidedly succinct titles, and while I've searched for 'The Wall', 'The Edge', 'One' (all of which sound about right in my head), I cannot find anything that sounds right.
The story revolved around a young boy whose tribe lived in caves in a cliff, which was possibly all they knew of the world. At some point, he falls off, and instead of dying finds himself in some other place (presumably, on, or nearer the ground itself), where he discovers some sort of air force, much of it made up of airships and balloons, I think.
The printing I read was a hardcover, the sleeve being predominately white with a painting depicting ... stuff. It is vaguely similar to the cover of the book Automated Alice, though that may be my mind playing tricks on me with confirmation bias.
This is all I remember, but I've seen MeFi pull off some wonderful results.
Your descriptions reminds me of parts of Mainspring by Jay Lake.
posted by shesbookish at 11:05 AM on June 19, 2010
posted by shesbookish at 11:05 AM on June 19, 2010
Best answer: yeah, definitely On by Adam Roberts.
If you fancy reading more of his stuff, I recommend Stone and Polystom in particular.
posted by Lorc at 12:08 PM on June 19, 2010
If you fancy reading more of his stuff, I recommend Stone and Polystom in particular.
posted by Lorc at 12:08 PM on June 19, 2010
Response by poster: MeFi, you are brilliant. It is, without a shadow of a doubt, On. So much so, I know its that book without seeing the cover or reading the blurb/plot. (Both of which I have done.)
Thanks go to the both of you who got it, and to shebookish for something else to add to the reading list.
posted by Smoosh Faced Lion at 6:53 PM on June 19, 2010
Thanks go to the both of you who got it, and to shebookish for something else to add to the reading list.
posted by Smoosh Faced Lion at 6:53 PM on June 19, 2010
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