''Kiteworld'' is a novel by
Keith Roberts
Keith John Kingston Roberts (20 September 1935 – 5 October 2000) was an English science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of ''Science Fantasy'' magazine, "Anita" (the first of a series of stor ...
published in 1985.
Plot summary
''Kiteworld'' is a novel in which men fly in kites at the borders of their land to defend against demons of legend.
Reception
Dave Langford
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for mos ...
reviewed ''Kiteworld'' for ''
White Dwarf
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'' #69, and stated that "Superlative stuff, even if the deux-ex-machina happy ending is a bit jarring."
Reviews
*Review by Chris Morgan (1985) in
Fantasy Review
''Fantasy Newsletter'' was a major fantasy fanzine founded by Paul C. Allen and later issued by Robert A. Collins. Frequent contributors included Fritz Leiber and Gene Wolfe.
Publication history
The first issue appeared in June 1978, and Allen ...
, July 1985
*Review by Faren Miller (1985) in
Locus
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Entertainment
* Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant villainess, a member of the Mutant Liberation Front
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** ''Locus Award' ...
, #295 August 1985
*Review by Chris Bailey (1985) in
Vector
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*Vector (epidemiology), an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism
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*Review by Mary Gentle (1985) in
Interzone, #14 Winter 1985/86
*Review by M. John Harrison (1985) in
Foundation
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, #35 Winter 1985/1986, (1986)
*Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in
Science Fiction Chronicle
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, #85 October 1986
References
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1985 novels
Books about kite flying