Involution Ocean
Involution Ocean is a science-fiction novel by American writer Bruce Sterling, published in 1977.
Involution Ocean is a science-fiction novel by American writer Bruce Sterling, published in 1977.
Plot summary
[edit]Involution Ocean is a novel about a drug addict who joins the crew of a whaling ship on the planet Nullaqua when the drug is outlawed, to get near the whales which are the source of the drug.[1] The premise is influenced by Moby Dick by Herman Melville.[2]
Reception
[edit]Howard Thompson reviewed Involution Ocean in The Space Gamer No. 15.[1] Thompson commented that "Sterling's plot and world hang together in believable fashion if you ignore science."[1]
Reviews
[edit]- Review by Larry Niven (1978) in Science Fiction Review, May 1978[3]
- Review by Richard E. Geis (1978) in Science Fiction Review, July 1978[4]
- Review by Tom Hosty (1979) in Foundation, #15 January 1979[5]
- Review by Joseph Nicholas (1979) in Paperback Parlour, December 1979
- Review [French] by Roger Bozzetto (1980) in Fiction, #306
- Review [German] by Joachim Körber? (1981) in SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 1/81
- Review [German] by Heinz J. Baldowé? (1981) in Science Fiction Times, #150 September/Oktober 1981
- Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
- Review by Martyn Taylor (1989) in Paperback Inferno, #77
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
- Kliatt[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Thompson, Howard (January–February 1978). "Books". The Space Gamer (15). Metagaming: 23.
- ^ Hosty, Tom (1979). "Involution Ocean by Bruce Sterling (Book Review)". Foundation: 107. ProQuest 1312039880.
- ^ "Science Fiction Review #25v07n02 (1978 05)".
- ^ "Science Fiction Review 26 (July 1978)". 1978.
- ^ "Title: Involution Ocean". www.isfdb.org.
- ^ "Kliatt Young Adult Paperback Book Guide Spring 1978: Vol 12 Iss 3". Kliatt Paperback Book Guide. 1978.
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