Rating: Not rated
Tags: Science Fiction, Philip K. Dick Award, Lang:en
Summary
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.
2002 Philip K. Dick Award