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Cloudrock - Garry Douglas Kilworth


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Cloudrock - Garry Douglas Kilworth

 
Description: ISBN 0044403089 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Garry Douglas Kilworth / Edition: New Ed / Paperback / 256 Pages / Book is published ... more
Cloudrock - Garry Douglas Kilworth ... 1989-06-22 by Collins Educational

Newest Review: ... Cloudrock. Here the customs are more odd than can be believed The society is ruled by woman, a matriarchy, incest is rife. ... more

 ... Mothers marrying sons etc..When you die you are eaten by the clan and your spirit is kept within the group, cannibalism. And the worst of all. If you are born with any defect then the baby is thrown from the edge of Cloudrock down through the mists to the ground miles below! Our Hero, roughly speaking , is called shadow. He is deformed and only alive because of his handsome brother. His brother loves him so much he totally ignores him,to acknowledge him would mean Shadows instant death. There are also night people on Cl...more

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Premium Review Cloudrock - Garry Douglas Kilworth: cloudrock. (251 words)
by - written on 16/02/09 (Very useful, 6 readings)
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Cloudrock. ======== The novel is set after a World nuclear war has almost wiped the human race out. The remaining humans have adopted some peculiar customs in a bid to survive and time, a lot of time, has passed. A small group of humans live on what is known as Cloudrock. Here the customs are more odd than can be believed The society is ruled by woman, a matriarchy, incest is rife. Mothers marrying sons etc..When you die you are eaten by the clan and your spirit is kept within the group, cannibalism. And the worst of all. If you are born with any defect then the baby is thrown from the edge of Cloudrock down through the mists ...  Read the complete review

Maximus-Qualitus
Premium Review CLOUDROCK - A real page turner (444 words)
by - written on 10/07/08 (Very useful, 96 readings)
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Cloudrock. Author - Garry Kilworth. The real voyage of discovery consists not in, seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust. Synopsis. ~~~~~ This introduction sets up what is to be a wonderfully inventive read. Though you might not think so when I give you some of the background to the story that is..... Cloudrock. Cloudrock is a spit of land sticking out of the ground to a height of a couple of miles. Think of a huge mushroom but with a flat rather than doomed top. Add in forests, lakes, animals and people and you have your own enclosed society. It is a cleverly written book ...  Read the complete review

 

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