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The Past Is Red

The future is blue—endless blue… except for a few small places that float across the hot, drowned world left behind by long-gone fossil fuel-guzzlers. One of those patches is a magical place called Garbagetown. Tetley Abednego is the most beloved girl in Garbagetown, but she’s the only one who knows it. She’s the only one who knows a lot of things: that Garbagetown is the most wonderful place in the world, that it’s full of hope, that you can love someone and 66% hate them all at the same time. But Earth is a terrible mess, hope is a fragile thing, and a lot of people are very angry with her. Then Tetley discovers a new friend, a terrible secret, and more to her world than she ever expected.


Author:

  • Catherynne M. Valente

Narrator:

  • Penelope Rawlins

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 5 h 2 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Fiction
  • Comedic fiction
  • Romance
  • Modern romance
  • Sci-Fi
  • Contemporary science fiction
  • Sci-Fi
  • Utopias and dystopias
  • Comics and humor
  • Satire and parody

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    Catherynne M. Valente is an acclaimed New York Times bestselling creator of over forty works of fantasy and science fiction, including the Fairyland novels and The Glass Town Game. She has been nominated for the Nebula and World Fantasy awards, and has won the Otherwise (formerly Tiptree), Hugo, and Andre Norton award. She lives on a small island off the coast of Maine with her partner, young son, and a shockingly large cat with most excellent tufts.

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