The Steps of the Sun

"The Steps of the Sun" is also the name of a novel by Joanna Trollope

The Steps of the Sun is a 1983 science fiction novel by the American author Walter Tevis.^[1] It is about a future energy crisis, and a world in which China has become the leading superpower.

Literary reference[]

The title is taken from William Blake's poem, Ah! Sun-flower:^{[citation needed]}

Ah Sun-flower! weary of time,

Who countest the steps of the Sun:

Seeking after that sweet golden clime

Where the travellers journey is done.

Reception[]

Dave Langford reviewed The Steps of the Sun for White Dwarf #51, and stated that "Well written and characterized, this has an old-fashioned feel despite up-to-date lack of inhibitions."^[2]

Dave Pringle reviewed The Steps of the Sun for Imagine magazine, and stated that "I found this an irritating book, implausible, overlong, outdated and would-be risque."^[3]

Reviews[]

• Review by Faren Miller (1983) in Locus, #273 October 1983
• Review by Brian Stableford (1984) in Foundation, #30 March 1984
• Review by Tom Easton (1984) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1984
• Review by David Barrett (1984) in Vector 121
• Review by David Pettus (1985) in Thrust, #22, Summer 1985

References[]

External links[]

• Steps of the Sun
• Walter Tevis talks about science fiction, "speculative fiction," and his novels of the future, The Steps of the Sun and Mockingbird.

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