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A Theatre Of Timesmiths
''A Theatre of Timesmiths'' is a science fiction novel by British writer Garry Kilworth, first published in 1984. Plot summary ''A Theatre of Timesmiths'' is set in a city trapped behind walls of ice, where the computer which runs its heating is about to fail. Reception David Langford, Dave Langford reviewed ''A Theatre of Timesmiths'' for ''White Dwarf (magazine), White Dwarf'' #54, and stated that "This kind of book demands a stream of small revelations en route to the big ones; Kilworth handles this well, concluding with a leap into metaphysics which might have taken me by surprise if I hadn't read too much Ian Watson. Effectively and colourfully written." Reviews *Review by Chris Morgan (1984) in Fantasy Review, September 1984https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?12825 *Review by Chris Bailey (1984) in Vector (magazine), Vector 123 *Review by Mary Gentle (1984) in Interzone (magazine), Interzone, #9 Autumn 1984, (1984) *Review by Richard Law (1985) in Fantasy Review, Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
