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Summary: Mannered, sophisticated science-fantasy. 4.5 stars
Review: My first Roberts read, and it's a winner. Structured as three linked novellas, Polystom is set in an Edwardian analog to Garfinkle's CELESTIAL MATTERS, but with an information-age "what is reality?" twist. And I'm a sucker for the old "Ms. found in a [weird place]" device. An unusual, and well-written, science-fantasy.Best review online is Paul Di Filippo's at scifi.com [google]: In one strange corner of the universe, six worlds and their several moons orbit tightly around their odd sun, which operates not only by fusion, but by simple oxidation... [end quote] Pete Tillman, sighing at the work-arounds needed for Amazon's review-posting system. Will this one 'take' on the first try? Second?
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Summary: Mannered, sophisticated science-fantasy. 4.5 stars
Review: My first Roberts read, and it's a winner. Structured as three linked novellas, Polystom is set in an Edwardian analog to Garfinkle's CELESTIAL MATTERS, but with an information-age "what is reality?" twist. And I'm a sucker for the old "Ms. found in a [weird place]" device. An unusual, and well-written, science-fantasy. Best review online is Paul Di Filippo's at scifi.com [google]: In one strange corner of the universe, six worlds and their several moons orbit tightly around their odd sun, which operates not only by fusion, but by simple oxidation... [end quote] Pete Tillman, sighing at the work-arounds needed for Amazon's review-posting system. Will this one 'take' on the first try? Second?
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