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by: Louise Marley  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780441007431 ISBN: 0441007430 Label: Ace Manufacturer: Ace Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 340 Publication Date: July 01, 2000 Publisher: Ace Release Date: June 30, 2000 Studio: Ace Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In this brilliant novel from the author of Sing the Light, a talented medicant defies the rule of men-and changes the lives of every woman on the planet. "A dark, richly imagined tale...a thoughtful meditation upon the dangers of fanaticism and the strength of the human spirit."-Sharon Shinn "Rich with alien atmospherics."-Publishers Weekly Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Timely readingI would highly recommend this book and author. The book is very well written and despite its very serious subject matter, there are moments of lightness and humor. It's not the type of book you can easily say you "enjoy," because the subject matter is dark and disturbing, but it is involving and compelling and thought-provoking. This was the first book of Marley's that I have purchased and based on its quality would purchase another. Rating:  - A world of insights and troubling questionsIt is impossible to read this book without the perspective of 9/11 and the subsequent "war on terror". "Terrorists of Irustan" raises a slew of uncomfortable questions that have gained startling relevance in the last several years, many of which, unfortunately, have been stifled and deflected to the point we're encouraged not to think about them. For this reason, I think "Irustan" - which deals with Islam, women's rights, terrorism, and self-defense vs. pre-emptive action, among other things - has ... Read More Rating: - well, what can i sayWell, what makes a great book? when i read this book, it made me wonder, it made me think, it made me really think... I absolutely positively loved it. it has history, it has depth, it has morals- heck, this is one great peice of literature Rating: - Wonderful!"The Terrorists of Irustan" is a novel set in the future on a planet distant from Earth, but it has a rather timeless, almost present-day feel to it. Comparisons with the Middle East are hard to ignore. Irustan is a planet where women have no rights whatsoever. The story interweaves the tales of two women: Zahra, a "medicant" (doctor), who lives on Irustan, and Jin-Li Chung, a woman from Earth who works on Irustan and who is masquerading as a man. When Zahra becomes sickened, frustrated, ... Read More Rating: - Powerful, and darkly realisticI picked this up at the library on a whim and found I couldn't put it down. Other reviewers have covered the plot summary, so I won't elaborate on that. I will say that the powerful emotions evoked by the darkly realistic tale kept me awake and thinking. Midway through the book, the events play out somewhat predictably, but the focus of the book is, rightly, not so much about the plot as it is about making the reader think. A powerful story, it reminds one of how women have been treated throughout the ... Read More 
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