The Wanderer
by Fritz Leiber
Taste attributes: science fictiondisasterfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplebig & variedemotionally undemandinghuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a fresh science-fiction novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
All eyes were watching the eclipse of the Moon when the Wanderer--a huge, garishly colored artificial world--emerged. Only a few scientists even suspected its presence, and then, suddenly and silently, it arrived, dwarfing and threatening the Moon and wreaking havoc on Earth's tides and weather. Though the Wanderer is stopping in the solar system only to refuel, its mere presence is catastrophic.
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- Author
- Fritz Leiber
- Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 320
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