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Investigative reporter Andrew Worth turns down a documentary on a mysterious new mental illness -- "Distress," or acute clinical anxiety syndrome, for another assignment. He's on his way to the artifical island of Stateless, where the world's top physicists are gathering to decide on a new... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Akili Kuwale: Add a description of this character.
- Savimbi
- Violet Mosala
- Gina
- Karin De Groot
- Munroe
- Sarah Knight
- Amanda Conroy
- Henry Buzzo
- Andrew
- Helen Wu
- Janet Walsh
- Kaspar
- Rajendra
- Lydia
- Lukowski
- Ned Landers
- Indrani Lee
- Daniel Cavolini
- Lamont
- Yasuko Nishide
- Angelo
- Muteba Kazadi
- Rourke
- Einstein
- Reynolds
Setting & Locations edit
- Keystone
- Sydney
- Cape Town
- Aleph
- Anthrocosmology
- Australia
- Big Bang
- Manchester
- Kyoto
- Africa
- Dili
- Caliban
- South Pacific
- Japan
- Malawi
Awards edit
- Aurealis Award (1995: Science Fiction)
- James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Finalist, 1996, Long Listed)
- Seiun Award (2005: Best Foreign Language Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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