Playground: A Novel [Paperback]

[Powers is] a grand old oak of American letters: a towering, sturdy figure often overlooked for flashier species.& A characterful, capacious and engaging novel.& Powers unparalleled gifts for revealing the magic and mystery of the natural world are on full display. Ravishing.& [ Ambitious, rapturous.& A transcendentalist deep dive of a novel.& A fabulous exploration. Exhilarating.& [I]ntoxicating.& [A] sprawling parable of a book. Unexpected and genuinely fascinating.& Ingenious tricks and clever devices abound in Powerss fiction, but never before with the provocative implications of the turn in Richly hued.& [G]orgeous.& [N]o author has done more to turn our gaze outward to the mysteries of the universe, above our heads and below our feet. [Powers] nimbly hopscotches between the wonders of nature and the marvels and dangers of cutting-edge science.& [B]rims with love for humanity and the planet. Brilliant.& Powers draws these stories together in a mind-bending way that will transform the way you see the world. Paint[s] the page with colour and refracted light.& [H]ugely ambitious. Powers writes with erudition and electrifying beauty.& [T]rue, indisputable greatness. Soaringly imaginative yet firmly grounded&[ History unspools in this luminous journey that interweaves a 3,000-year-old board game, AI and floating cities.& [A]ll-around delightful. Vivid and ambitious&a love letter to the natural world.& Powers evokes [the oceans] ever more fragile splendor with glimmering schools of sensual detail.& Ultra-vivid, wildly gripping, and visionary. Youll never look at the ocean the same way again. Magnificent.& A provocative exploration of our depths both interior and oceanic. A richly layered story that examines the intersection of technology, nature, and personal relationships. Powers signature blend of intellectual depth and compelling storytelling shines through.& Thought-provoking literature that engages both the mind and heart. [Powers is] the greatelCo