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Oct 2019
An American Story - Christopher Priest – Gollancz, 2018
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A big disappointment, this. I've read three or four previous books by the author and enjoyed his ongoing obsession with intersecting realities. Internet conspiracy theories and the whole concept of "alternative facts" would seem an excellent basis for a story using Priest's particular talents for keeping the reader guessing about what is going on. Sadly this turns out to be a conventional conspiracy thriller, but with very little action and consequently no thrills.
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12 Aug 2004
The Separation - Christopher Priest - Gollancz 2004
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One of Christopher Priest's recurring themes has been the clashes between differing perceptions of reality, so I suppose it was only a matter of time before he got round to writing an out and out alternate world novel. Given my general dislike of things military and the fact that several other writers have done it before (Philip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle", Robert Harris' "Fatherland"), I was disappointed that he chose World War 2 as his theme, but fortunately he has done a good job.
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