Day Boy

Author: Trent Jamieson

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Price : $29.99 AUD
ISBN : 9781922182838
Publisher : Text Publishing Co
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Publication date : 31 May 0000
Dimensions : 235mm X 159mm X 29mm
Produced in : Australia
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Description

Mark is a Day Boy. In a post-traumatic future the Masters-formerly human, now practically immortal-rule a world that bends to their will and a human population upon which they feed. Invincible by night, all but helpless by day, each relies on his Day Boy to serve and protect him. Mark has been lucky in his Master: Dain has treated him well. But as he grows to manhood and his time as a Day Boy draws to a close, there are choices to be made. Will Mark undergo the Change and become, himself, a Master-or throw in his lot with his fellow humans? As the tensions in his conflicted world reach crisis point, Mark's decision may be crucial. In Day Boy Trent Jamieson reimagines the elements of the vampire myth in a wholly original way. This is a beautifully written and surprisingly tender novel about fathers and sons, and what it may mean to become a man. Or to remain one.

Awards

Winner of Aurealis Award for Excellence in Fiction: Best Fantasy Novel 2015. Shortlisted for Ditmar Award for Best Australian Long Fiction 2016.

Author description

Trent Jamieson is a teacher, bookseller and writer of science fiction and fantasy, including the Death Works series. He has twice won Aurealis Awards for his short stories. He lives in Brisbane. trentjamieson.com @trentinomicon

Acknowledgement of country

The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People have lived in the coastal landscape around Byron Bay for at least 22,000 years.We acknowledge and show respect for the original people on the land on which we are based. We respectfully acknowledge the ancient cultural presence in the Australian landscape by First Nation peoples and their ongoing traditional and spiritual custodianship of the marine areas, beaches, bush, rivers, lakes and mountains.