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Kiteworld.
A panoramic novel of men and machines, Kiteworld presents a future world in which sturdy, highly trained crews launch daring pilots into the stratosphere, borne aloft on giant Cody manlifter kites to watch the horizon and the skies for demonic monsters strikingly suggestive of guided missiles and aircraft. Intense, detailed, and meticulously observed, the world of the nove...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
1985
by Gollancz
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Jul 30, 2007
Kay
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
alternative future lovers
This is one of those weirdly indescribable books. 'Read it' is really all I can say. People either rave about this man's work or hate him, and I'm a big fan; his view is hallucinogenically strange, but highly realistic - he's the real father of steampunk, whose alternative future in Pavane (where Britain remains in pre-industrial social and economic stages, but with a highly structured religious framework) is a glory to experience.
Kiteworld though, is a world where blue demons strike from on hi...more
Kiteworld though, is a world where blue demons strike from on hi...more
Many people cite 'Pavane' as Roberts' best work, but for me it's 'Kiteworld'. This is a post-nuclear catastrophe world where the safety measures and precautions used to guard against contamination have been ritualised and absorbed into the prevailing religion, to the extent that the original reasons have long been forgotten.
The world slowly emerges story by story, each one taken from the viewpoint of one of the inhabitants, all of whom have a connection to the military kite force, a dedicated b...more
Keith Robert’s “Kiteworld” was an interesting read … odd, but interesting. Apparently set in a post-apocalyptic world, the residents are protected by an organized military corps of Kiteflyers who patrol the skies and protect the land from flying demons, mostly coming from the Badlands or the border areas. There are also ground troops that protect citizens from demons that crawl. We never actually see a demon but we are made to be vaguely afraid of them. In the background, two competing religions...more
Aug 12, 2012
Eija
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
lue-uudelleen,
luettu-käännös
Koostuu useasta lyhyemmästä elämäntarinasta, jotka nivotaan myöhemmässä vaiheessa yhteen. Miljöö on karu ja julmakin. Pidin kerronnasta.
It was OK, had a problem with it holding my interest.
Apr 01, 2013
Veeral
marked it as to-read
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Shelves:
post-apokalipsa,
tbr-sw
Feb 22, 2013
Roddy Williams
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
science-fiction,
post-apocalypse
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Used These Alternate Names: Alistair Bevan , John Kingston , David Stringer
Keith John Kingston Roberts (20 September 1935 – 5 October 2000), was a British science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of Science Fantasy magazine, "Anita" (the first of a series of stories featuring a teenage modern witch and her eccentric granny) and "Escapism.
Several of...more
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Keith John Kingston Roberts (20 September 1935 – 5 October 2000), was a British science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of Science Fantasy magazine, "Anita" (the first of a series of stories featuring a teenage modern witch and her eccentric granny) and "Escapism.
Several of...more
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