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'''Carnival''' is a 2006 novel by [[Elizabeth Bear]]. It takes place on the planets Old Earth and New Amazonia, and follows the ambassador-spies [[Michelangelo Kusanagi-Jones]] (aka Angelo; aka Michelangelo Osiris Leary Kusanagi-Jones) and [[Vincent Katherinessen]], and the story of [[Lesa Pretoria]], duelist and politician. | '''''Carnival''''' is a 2006 novel by [[Elizabeth Bear]]. It takes place on the planets Old Earth and New Amazonia, and follows the ambassador-spies [[Michelangelo Kusanagi-Jones]] (aka Angelo; aka Michelangelo Osiris Leary Kusanagi-Jones) and [[Vincent Katherinessen]], and the story of [[Lesa Pretoria]], duelist and politician. | ||
In New Amazonia, men are politically disempowered and regulated. They can achieve recognition and glory through the [[gladiatorial contests]] of the "Carnival" festival, which are depicted in the novel. | In New Amazonia, men are politically disempowered and regulated. They can achieve recognition and glory through the [[gladiatorial contests]] of the "Carnival" festival, which are depicted in the novel. | ||
== Notes == | |||
The book contains a reference to a [[Elise Matthesen|Matthesen]] necklace named ''Fear Death by Water'' (p.87) among the works of art being repatriated to New Amazonia. | |||
==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 30 November 2007
Carnival is a 2006 novel by Elizabeth Bear. It takes place on the planets Old Earth and New Amazonia, and follows the ambassador-spies Michelangelo Kusanagi-Jones (aka Angelo; aka Michelangelo Osiris Leary Kusanagi-Jones) and Vincent Katherinessen, and the story of Lesa Pretoria, duelist and politician.
In New Amazonia, men are politically disempowered and regulated. They can achieve recognition and glory through the gladiatorial contests of the "Carnival" festival, which are depicted in the novel.
Notes
The book contains a reference to a Matthesen necklace named Fear Death by Water (p.87) among the works of art being repatriated to New Amazonia.
Editions
- 2006: Bantam Spectra, ISBN 0-553-58904-0. Cover art by Steve Stone / Bernstein & Andriulli, Inc. Cover design by Jamie S. Warren Youll.