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      The Book of the River

      by Ian Watson
      Published
      Jan 1986
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
      Pages
      208
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      The river cuts right across the known world, from the impassable Far Precipices to the sea. The people on one bank are cut off from those on the other, for the black current has the power to stop them crossing.

      Only women can travel repeatedly up and down the river, but when Yaleen joins the boating guild and becomes a riverwoman, she is singled out to follow an even more extraordinary path...

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      Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction

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      First Edition Jan 1986 Daw ISBN 0886771056
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      Dec 1985 David & Charles Publishers ISBN 0575033967
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      Oct 2011 Gateway ISBN B005HRTA2U
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      Oct 2011 Orion (UK) ISBN 0575114479
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