The Furies
Sep 2011 · Hachette UK
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America and Russian both explode huge H-bombs simultaneously. The tests go wrong, cracking the seabed, rupturing continents and engulfing cities. The Thames flattens into a flood plain, London is drowned.
Now comes cosmic retribution - giant wasps, monstrous and deadly, directed by a supernatural intelligence, invade a reeling world. In England, isolated guerrillas fight on¿
Now comes cosmic retribution - giant wasps, monstrous and deadly, directed by a supernatural intelligence, invade a reeling world. In England, isolated guerrillas fight on¿
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Chris Lees
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December 20, 2014
The premise sounds a bit silly (giant wasps) but this book is quality literature. The exposition of the characters is first-class and the author has obvious love for the Salisbury Plain. The action is thrilling. I couldn't put it down. Although written in the 1960s it could nearly be set in the present day. I'm amazed that this isn't regarded as a science fiction classic and even more amazed that Hollywood hasn't grabbed hold of it. Read The Furies. You'll thank me.
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About the author
Keith Roberts (1935-2000)
Keith Roberts was an English author and illustrator, who did more than most to define the look of UK Science fiction magazines in the sixties. He won four BFSA awards for his writing and his art, and edited the magazine Science Fantasy (later Impulse) for a time. He was also nominated for Hugo, Nebula (twice) and Arthur C. Clarke awards. He is perhaps best known for his seminal alternative history novel, Pavane, praised by George R. R. Martin: 'No alternate history novel of the past thirty years comes close to equalling Pavane'.
For more information see www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/roberts_keith
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