''Molly Zero'' is a novel written in the second person 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 1980.

Plot summary

''Molly Zero'' is a novel in which Molly Zero flees a training school that operates for the ruling class of Britain set 200 years in the future.

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 ''Molly Zero'' for ''

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'' #74, and stated that "Roberts' simple and human story leaves you to decide whether the price of compromise (which includes all Molly's innocence) is too great."

Reviews

*Review by Paul Kincaid (1980) in

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99 *Review by Michael E. Stamm (1984) in

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, August 1984

References

{{reflist 1980 British novels British science fiction novels Second-person narrative novels Victor Gollancz Ltd books