Rynosseros

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Summary: Tom Tyson Cycle Displays Rare Insights
Review: Terry Dowling's Tom Tyson cycle of books (RYNOSSEROS is number one, followed by two more published collections - BLUE TYSON and TWILIGHT BEACH) are modern fantastic classics with resonances of
JG Ballard, Jack Vance and others - but Dowling makes his future Australia, where great powered sandships roam the outback highways, and where tribal satellites spy on the Nationals (white race), a place of wonder and mystery. Importantly, there is now a NEW EDITION of RYNOSSEROS, which has become a modern classic in Australian sf: published by Mirrordanse Books in Sydney Australia, its ISBN is 095865834X. RYNOSSEROS (the book is named for Tom Tyson's sandship) is a work of profound intelligence which also makes gripping reading; as well, it displays rare insights into the nature of human interaction and the possibilities for reinvigoration of our sense of being human. The stories here are exotic, intriguing and brimming with strangeness that will lead you to read them more than just once!