The White Abacus

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The White Abacus
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The White Abacus trade paperback edition cover.
Author Damien Broderick
Cover artist Chris Moore
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Avon Eos
Publication date
March 1997
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages342 (first edition)
ISBN 978-0-380-97476-4

The White Abacus is a 1997 science fiction novel by Damien Broderick. It follows the story of Telmah Lord Cima who travels to Earth from a far-off world and becomes friends with a computer-augmented being called Ratio. [1]

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Background

The White Abacus was first published in the United States in March 1997 by Avon Eos in hardback and trade paperback formats. [1] In April 1998 it was republished in mass market paperback format. [1] The White Abacus won the 1997 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel and the 1998 Ditmar Award for best Australian long fiction. [2] [3]

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References

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