The Thousand Cultures series by John Barnes poses serious questions about the effects of globalisation on isolated societies and currently features the novels A million open doors, Earth made of Glass, The merchants of souls and The Armies of Memory.
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Earth Made of Glass
by John Barnes
Earth Made of Glass is the second volume in the Thousand Cultures series by the American author John Barnes.
It has been ten years and Giraut and Margaret of "A Million Open Doors" have been working as diplomats/undercover agents on just about every possible world in The Thousand C...
A Million Open Doors
by John Barnes
A Million Open Doors is the first volume in the Thousand Cultures series by the author John Barnes.
When I started on this I was quite surprised; Barnes starts the story off in a tavern, with tales of sword fights and honour. Afraid that Barnes had hidden a fantasy behind the rathe...
