Circumpolar!
Circumpolar! is a novel by Richard A. Lupoff published in 1984.
Plot summary
[edit]Circumpolar! is a novel in which an alternative history is depicted with vastly different geography, involving a Great Air Race featuring the von Richthofens competing against Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes.[1]
Reception
[edit]Dave Langford reviewed Circumpolar! for White Dwarf #70, and stated that "It goes on a bit long and it grossly libels the Red Baron, but it's amusing."[1]
In his Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia, Brian M. Stableford cited the book as one of the relatively rare examples of science fiction dealing with the Flat Earth concept.[2]
Reviews
[edit]- Review by Faren Miller (1984) in Locus, #280 May 1984
- Review by Joe Sanders (1985) in Fantasy Review, July 1985
- Review by L. J. Hurst (1985) in Vector 128
- Review by David Pringle (1985) in Interzone, #14 Winter 1985/86
- Review by Tom Easton (1986) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 1986
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #80 May 1986
References
[edit]- ^ a b Langford, Dave (October 1985). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 70. Games Workshop. p. 16.
- ^ Stableford, Brian M. (2006). Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 137–139. ISBN 978-0-415-97460-8.
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