The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass

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The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass

by Vera Nazarian

Genre: Science

Published: 2002

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A far future "dying earth" science fantasy tale about identity, erotic desire, flying water and a mystery..."This is science fiction the way that Jack Vance's Dying Earth books are science fiction."— Charles de Lint"... believable character development, glimpses of science behind the solemn nomenclature, and enough irreverence to permit an occasional smile. Whether you expect a royal convergence, romantic destiny, or just a boost to a lackluster gene pool, what you'll get is less definitive — and more interesting."— Faren Miller, LocusLocus Recommended Reading List, 2005.Rich Horton' Virtual Best of the Year 2005.THE CLOCK KING AND THE QUEEN OF THE HOURGLASSMany billion years in the future, the sun is a huge bloated golden Day God that fills the sky, and the earth is a barren desert. The last remaining water has pooled at the bottom of the Pacific Basin in a thick toxic sludge-lake called the Oceanus by the sterile post-humans...

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