A Storm of Wings

1980 novel by M. John Harrison
9780385147651OCLC6041103

A Storm of Wings is a novel by M. John Harrison published in 1980. It is the second novel in the Viriconium series, following The Pastel City.

Plot summary

A Storm of Wings is a novel in which an invasion of apparent alien locusts brings a worldview that is incompatible with that of humanity.[1]

Reception

Dave Langford, reviewing A Storm of Wings for White Dwarf #93, compared it to Saraband of Lost Time, stating that "Critics prefer Storm's literary echoes and clever bits; but for all its excessive length, more readers are likely to finish Saraband."[1]

Reviews

  • Review by Jack Rems (1980) in Locus, #234 June 1980
  • Review by Bob Wayne (1980) in Fantasy Newsletter, No. 27 August 1980
  • Review by Algis Budrys (1980) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1980
  • Review by Baird Searles (1980) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1980
  • Review by Colin Greenland (1981) in Foundation, #21 February 1981
  • Review by David Pringle (1988) in Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels
  • Review [French] by Patrick Imbert (2004) in Bifrost, #34

References

  1. ^ a b Langford, Dave (September 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 93. Games Workshop. p. 11.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: year (link)