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THE QUIET POOLS
Last Revised: Tuesday, March 04, 2014

  • First edition May 1990, Ace hardcover
    ISBN: 0-441-69911-1 | $17.95

  • Spring 1991, Book-of-the-Month Club
    ISBN: 0-441-69911-1

  • March 1991, Ace paperback
    ISBN: 0-441-69912-X | $4.50

  • July 1991, Hayakawa - Japan
    ISBN: 4-15-010937-0 | 540 yen

  • September 1992, Heyne - Germany
    ISBN: 3-453-05833-X | 16.80 dm

  • July 1993, J'ai Lu - France
    ISBN: 2-277-23496-6

  • Solaria / Fanucci Editore - Italy

  • 1 July 2004, iBooks/S&S - US
    ISBN: 0-743-49304-4 | $11.95

Nominated for the 1991 Hugo Award for Best Novel

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Extras


Essay: "Behind the Scenes: The Quiet Pools"
Essay:
"Looking Back At The Quiet Pools"
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Reviews of THE QUIET POOLS


Nominated for the 1991 Hugo Award for Best Novel

1990 Nebula Award Preliminary Ballot

LOCUS Recommended Reading List


"Michael Kube-McDowell's THE QUIET POOLS is science fiction of the highest quality...Thought-provoking and scientifically believable, THE QUIET POOLS is nearly impossible to put down, as its brilliant balancing of plots, action, moral debates, and characters creates intense levels of interest and tension."
--Gene LaFaille, WILSON LIBRARY BULLETIN


"Kube-McDowell presents the world of 2095...The society is believable, socially and technically, the writing keeps a steady pace building toward the climax, and the secret proves to be quite imaginative."
--PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY


"An exciting, emotionally involving stunner."
--Michael Berry, SAN FRANSCISO CHRONICLE


"An intense, thought-provoking book that explores our relationship to each other and to the Earth we live on. An exciting (and possibly dangerous) premise...THE QUIET POOLS is a wonderfully written, compelling book. Michael Kube-McDowell blends science and technology with some stunning prose...Make no mistake -- this is an important book that is sure to be a trend-setter for speculative fiction dealing with important issues in the 90's."
--Jeff Scott Smith, RAVE REVIEWS


"THE QUIET POOLS is a successful, fascinating novel that will leave you much to think about. It places Kube-McDowell solidly among the field's important contemporary authors."
--Janice Eisen, ABORIGINAL SF


"There is a glad tale-telling energy about the book--just as there was about James Tiptree Jr.'s best stories--that carries one on, as though to joy."
--John Clute, LOS ANGELES TIMES


"A fast-paced adventure that explores man's place in the universe as well as the nature of the human spirit."
--David E. Jones, CHICAGO TRIBUNE


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