''The Book of Being'' is a novel by Ian Watson published in 1985.

Plot summary

''The Book of Being'' is a novel in which Yaleen dies horribly, goes insane, and then completely rewrites reality.

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 most ...

reviewed ''The Book of Being'' for ''

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'' #68, and stated that "The marathon effort of trilogy-writing is showing: for ages Watson's intellectual gearshift stays in neutral, but crashes into overdrive for the forty pages of Part Three (containing most of the plot). Strangely paced stuff from one of the few SF authors with a truly strange mind."

Reviews

*Review by K. V. Bailey (1985) in

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, July 1985 *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1987) in

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, #89 February 1987

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Book of Being 1985 British novels British science fiction novels Victor Gollancz Ltd books