Air

"Ryman's novel is beautifully tragi-comic and filled with memorable characters. Rarer, it's a science fiction book that looks outside of Europe, North America and the cooler parts of Asia to remind us that the future will be lived by all humanity." -- Jonathan Wright SFX "None of Geoff Ryman's books is quite like another. His richest and best so far, Air is also perhaps his most mature." -- Roz Kaveney TIME OUT "Ryman weaves a simply engrossing tale of changing love, friendships and enmities. It's a terrific mix of backbiting, SF and even magic realism." -- Anthony Brown STARBURST "This is a novel you really have to read." VECTOR " 'Air' manages to be a serious mediation on the effects of technology in a Third World context without being patronising; it's a genial comic masterpiece with moments of real poigancy." -- John O'Connell TIME OUT CRITICS CHOICE 2005 "An exquisite, beautiful, moving, and perfectly-judged fictional marvel. Ryman gets everything right in the novel. It is an unforgettable piece of fiction." -- Adam Roberts INFINITY PLUS "Combining classic SF imagineering with Ryman's characteristically idiosyncratic take on magic realism." NEW STATESMAN