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River of Gods

River of Gods

River of Gods is a 2004 science fiction novel by British writer Ian McDonald. It depicts a futuristic India in 2047, a century after its independence from Britain, characterized both by ancient traditions and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligences, robots and nanotechnology. The novel won the British Science Fiction Award in 2004 and was nominated for a Hugo.


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“"The words still don't move."
"The words don't need to move. It is you who is moved by them."”

Source: River of Gods (2006), Ch. 19 (p. 239).

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“Half your DNA's owned by some biotech corporation. Every time you have sex, you break copyright.”

Source: River of Gods (2006), Ch. 5 (p. 58).

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“His theory of golf is, never play any sport that requires you to dress as your grandfather.”

Source: River of Gods (2006), Ch. 20 (p. 249).

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“I've always found that the root of a computer problem is human frailty”

Source: River of Gods (2006), Ch. 2 (p. 27).

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“The elephants fight but the rats go about their business.”

Source: River of Gods (2006), Ch. 44 (p. 458).

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