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 Pavane - Keith Roberts
 Pavane - Keith Roberts ... had set sail, and its victory changed the course of history. 1968: England is still dominated by the Church of Rome. There are no telephones, no television, no nuclear power. AS Catholicism and the Inquisition tighten their grip, rebellion is growing.Newest Review: ... and will discuss the implications slightly more thoroughly than with the other individual measures. Probably the first thing ... more ... that will strike the attentive reader about the book is its quality of prose; Keith Roberts is a textual artist who weaves his sentences from their constituent words with an obvious enthusiasm and love for his work. Possibly the second factor to be noticed will be the level of depth and texture to the alternative history he has created, especially in terms of the technology used, all of which is described in utterly convincing detail (of course, since the traction engine is a piece of equipment that actually exi...more |
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Pavane - Keith Roberts: Slow march of history. (3446 words)
by - written on 26/06/01 (Very useful, 151 readings)
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Science fiction is, essentially, a form of literature which seeks to examine the ways in which humanity will be or could be altered or affected by scientific concepts. Of course, many of the classic templates of the genre take place in the future, in theoretical eras where technological progress has affected humanity in some profound way which makes possible occurrences which are clearly not possible here and now. But, of course, science is not a cause exclusively limited to the development of new gadgets, and in a similar vein neither is science fiction; Alternative Histories — justified scientifically by using interpretations of quantum mechanics which ... Read the complete review
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