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The Mount

A Novel

By Carol Emshwiller

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| Paperback | 9781931520034

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Charley is an athlete. He wants to grow up to be the fastest runner in the world, like his father. He wants to be painted crossing the finishing line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. Charley lives in a stable. He isn't a runner, he's a mount. He belongs to a Hoot: The Hoots are alContinue

Charley is an athlete. He wants to grow up to be the fastest runner in the world, like his father. He wants to be painted crossing the finishing line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. Charley lives in a stable. He isn't a runner, he's a mount. He belongs to a Hoot: The Hoots are alien invaders. Charley hasn't seen his mother for years, and his father is hiding out in the mountains somewhere, with the other Free Humans. The Hoots own the world, but the humans want it back. Charley knows how to be a good mount, but now he's going to have to learn how to be a human being.

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  • The Mount By Carol Emshwiller

    Reading The Mount is a challenging, but ultimately rewarding, experience. Author Carol Emshwiller expertly forces readers to identify with a narrator who is shrouded in ignorance and stubbornly resists being coaxed toward enlightenment. Like the best ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

  • The Mount

    Set on an Earth conquered by an effete, parasitical race of aliens, the Hoots, The Mount is the first-person tale of a young man named Charley who lives in a stable and wears a bit, training to carry on his broad shoulders the next leader of the Hoot ... (read full critics)

    infinityplus published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 242 Pages
  • Edition: 1st
  • ISBN-10: 1931520038
  • ISBN-13: 9781931520034
  • Publisher: Small Beer Press
  • Pub date: Aug 01, 2002
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