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Cracken at Critical

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Cracken at Critical is a novel by Brian W. Aldiss published in 1987.

Plot summary

Cracken at Critical is a novel in the story "The Mannerheim Symphony" serves as a brief framing narrative enclosed around two short novels, "The Impossible Smile" (1965) and "Equator" (1958).

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Cracken at Critical for White Dwarf #95, and stated that "Note the careful contrast between 'Cracken's' sloppy wish-fulfilment endings and the bleak loophole which Aldiss-1987 considers the happiest way out."

Reviews

  • Review by Gwyneth Jones (1987) in Foundation, #41 Winter 1987, (1987)
  • Review by Jon Wallace (1954 -) (1987) in Vector 141

References

  1. ^ Langford, Dave (November 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 95. Games Workshop. p. 12.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
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