'The Book Of Joan' Recasts A Historic Heroine — In Space
Lidia Yuknavitch's fascination with Joan of Arc informs her new novel, set in a grim future where humanity is sexless and ageless, prisoners in a technological hell ruled by a malevolent billionaire.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Apr 16, 2017
2 minutes
What does it mean to be human? In Lidia Yuknavitch's new novel The Book of, what's left of the human race is orbiting above the Earth, sexless and ageless, prisoners in a technological hell. Their lives are preserved through growing limbs and grafting skin. Presiding over it all is a one-time billionaire celebrity who evolved through media and technology into a despot.
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