Upsurge

<I>UPSURGE</I> blends contemporary realism psychological fantasy politics and science fiction in telling of a visionary scientist his pregnant wife (a school teacher and former actress) and their teenaged daughter whose dreams and fears about the world's future lead her to become trapped in a hidden fantastic and frightening place. </P><P>a wholly original science fiction drama of unparalleled vision and a blueprint for a more humane future </P><P><B>Lucille Lang Day</B> Author <I>INFINITIES</I> and <I>WILD ONE</I></P><P><I>UPSURGE</I> brings real family dynamics and real politics together in great science fiction. </P><P><B>Prof. Eric R. A. N. Smith</B> University of California Santa Barbara </P><P>Author <I>ENERGY THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC OPINION </I></P><P>Teton's characters and their emotional complexities are so firmly established early on that by the time readers are transported to his dizzying alternate realities we're hooked.... <P><P><B>Debo Kotun</B> Producer Pacifica Radio Network; Author <I>ABIKU </I></P><P>a great evocative thought-provoking book ... ...an engaging and personal drama that takes us on a voyage of inner discovery </P><P><B>Prof. Tyler Volk</B> New York University; Author <I>GAIA'S BODY: TOWARD A PHYSIOLOGY OF EARTH </I></P><P>At once a sci-fi fantasy and a thoroughly engrossing love story... </P><P><B>Prof. Janet Poppendieck</B> City College of New York; Author <I>SWEET CHARITY? </I></B>