''Storyteller'' is a book by

Amy Thomson Amy Thomson (born October 28, 1958) is an American science fiction writer. In 1994 she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Most of her work is considered hard science fiction and contains feminist and environmental themes. Per ...

published in 2003 by

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. The book follows the story of an orphan who is adopted by a storyteller, a member of the Storytelling Guild who travels the stars in a historian like capacity. In contrast to her earlier books which were very

hard science fiction Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell's '' Islands of Space'' in the Novem ...

Storyteller was much more romantic,Donna McMahon
"Featured Review: Storyteller".
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'', 2004. the novel focuses on themes such as longevity and environmentalism ignoring technological focus. One reviewer wrote "Some readers will find this book immensely touching. However, readers who prefer a harder edge are liable be put off by sentimentality, weak conflict and a too-readily resolved plot that smacks of wish fulfillment".Elizabeth Barrette
"Review: Storyteller by Amy Thomson".
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'', 2004.

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* 2003 American novels Novels by Amy Thomson Novels about orphans Ace Books books {{2000s-sf-novel-stub