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The White Abacus

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The White Abacus
The White Abacus trade paperback edition cover.
AuthorDamien Broderick
Cover artistChris Moore
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherAvon Eos
Publication date
March 1997
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages342 (first edition)
ISBN978-0-380-97476-4

The White Abacus is a 1997 science fiction novel by Damien Broderick. It follows the story of Telmah Lord Cima who travels to Earth from a far-off world and becomes friends with a computer-augmented being called Ratio.[1]

Background

The White Abacus was first published in the United States in March 1997 by Avon Eos in hardback and trade paperback formats.[1] In April 1998 it was republished in mass market paperback format.[1] The White Abacus won the 1997 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel and the 1998 Ditmar Award for best Australian long fiction.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The White Abacus by Damien Broderick". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  2. ^ "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  3. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1998 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-01-13.