Book description
Sometimes we must look to the past to survive the future.
Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe a crisis is imminent for civilisation and he's looking for somewhere to ride out what's ahead.
He buys…
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1 author picked Light Over Liskeard as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve had a passion for de Bernieres’ writing style since being consumed by Captain Corelli’s Mandolin as a teenager. This book, though, is a very different kind of narrative–richly comic while dealing with an apocalyptic vision of the near future. It follows the adventures of Q, a quantum cryptographer who has bought a remote Cornish farmhouse where he intends to ride out a crisis for civilization.
Despite its grim premise, it is a heartwarming novel that paints a picture of Q's self-sufficient lifestyle while interacting with everything from a reintroduced lynx to the spirit of an Arthurian knight. The author’s…
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