Ancient of Days
About this ebook
"Bishop's work is always ambitious ... and artistically rewarding" - Publishers Weekly
"...one of the best [books] I've ever read" - Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars
Ancient of Days tells the story of Adam, a habiline man - a living specimen of a multimillion-year-old hominid species, Homo habilis. Told from the perspective of Paul Loyd, a restaurant owner in the town of Georgia, the story chronicles the discovery of Adam's vibrant artistic sensibility, and his struggle against persecution in a culturally diverse world.
Ancient of Days is a meditation on what it means to be human, in whatever form that may be. Through Adam's deep spirituality, the novel explores the nature of God, and how humanity views its place in the grand scheme of things.
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About the author
Michael Bishop (1945 - )
Michael Bishop was born in 1945 in Lincoln, Nebraska. After receiving an MA in English from the University of Georgia, Bishop taught at the USAF Academy Preparatory School in Colorado, but soon began placing his short stories with the likes of Galaxy Science Fiction, If and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. His first novel, A Funeral For The Eyes Of Fire, brought comparisons with Ursula Le Guin and James Tiptree, Jr and received a Nebula nomination. It was followed by a number of critically acclaimed works including BSFA Award-nominated Transfigurations, Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated Ancient Of Days, and No Enemy But Time, for which he won the Nebula Award for Best Novel. Michael Bishop lives in Georgia, where he is writer-in-residence at LaGrange College.
