The Crucible of Time
Author | John Brunner |
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Cover artist | Don Dixon |
Language | English |
Series | Time[1] |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Del Rey/Ballantine |
Publication date | Sep 1983 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 288 pp |
ISBN | 0-345-31224-4 |
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LC Class | PR6052.R8C78 |
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The Crucible of Time is a fix-up science fiction novel by John Brunner. It was first published in 1983.
Serials[]
Parts 1 and 2 appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine as "The Fire is Lit" (Sep 1982) and "Fusing and Refusing" (Jan 1983).
Plot[]
The novel deals with the efforts of an alien species to escape their homeworld, whose system is passing through a cloud of interstellar debris, resulting in a high rate of in-falling matter. The species' unique biology and their biological technology complicate matters.
Awards[]
- Locus Award 1984, Best SF Novel (13th place)[2]
References[]
- ^ "Time". Scifan.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2002. Retrieved 24 September 2010.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ "1984 Locus Poll Award". ISFDB Bibliographic database. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
External links[]
- The Crucible of Time title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Categories:
- 1983 British novels
- 1983 science fiction novels
- Novels by John Brunner
- Space opera novels
- Works originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction
- Random House books
- Del Rey books
- 1980s science fiction novel stubs