Cloud Permutations

The world of Heven was populated, centuries ago, by Melanesian settlers from distant Earth. It is a peaceful, quiet world – yet it harbours ancient secrets.

Kal just wants to fly. But flying is the one thing forbidden on Heven – a world dominated by the mysterious, ever present clouds in the skies. What do they hide? For Kal, finding the answer might mean his death – but how far will you go to realise your dreams?

Set against the breathtaking vista of a world filled with mystery and magic, Cloud Permutations is a planetary romance with a unique South Pacific flavour, filled with mythic monsters, ancient alien artefacts, floating islands and a quest to find a legendary tower. . . whatever the cost.

REVIEWS:

"A meditation on the making and meaning of cultural myths" – World Literature Today

"Wonderful novella. . . his writing is as powerful and lovingly handled as any old master" – Tangent

"Wonderful and touching" – Rising Shadow Review

"An impressive science fiction tale. . . It is Tidhar's refreshing telling that makes it special." – Locus



Lavie Tidhar is the World Fantasy Award winning author of Osama, of The Bookman Histories trilogy and many other works. He won the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella, for Gorel & The Pot-Bellied God, a BSFA Award for his non-fiction, and was nominated variously for a Campbell, Sturgeon and Sidewise awards. He grew up on a kibbutz in Israel and in South Africa but currently resides in London. His latest novels are Martian Sands and The Violent Century.