Between the Rivers is a science fiction story by Harry Turtledove about a land where the cities and regions are ruled by their own gods. In the city of Gibil, however; the god Engibil has gotten lazy and does not monitor his city. As such the inhabitants have developed technology and have started to lose respect for Engibil and his power. The other gods have gotten angry at Gibil for an unknown reason, and started to refuse to trade with Gibil. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Harry Turtledove at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949), is a historian and prolific novelist who has written historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. ...
A merchant, Sharur, must travel to find out why the gods are angry and try to solve the problem. Along the way, he encounters friends and enemies and is always trying to convince people that the gods are unnecessary.
Between the Rivers can be seen as examining the same issues from the primitives' point of view.
Between the Rivers covers ground familiar to readers of Turtledove's work, however it does so in a manner which is frequently fresh and inventive.
Between the Rivers does a fantastic job of depicting a Mesopotamian culture and the elements of humanity breaking free from the rule of gods and superstition.
Between Two Rivers, By Nicholas Rinaldi, HarperCollins, 432 pp., $24.95 Nicholas Rinaldi's new "Between Two Rivers" is a vivid, elegiac examination of the lives that intertwine in a luxury condominium in lower Manhattan.
Nicholas Rinaldi's new "Between Two Rivers" is a vivid, elegiac examination of the lives that intertwine in a luxury condominium in lower Manhattan.
At its heart, "Between Two Rivers" is a fascinating dissection of disparate lives whose common threads are the building that forms the community in which they live and the man who is that building's human face.
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