Serpent's Egg (novel)
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Serpent's Egg is a novel by R. A. Lafferty published in 1987.
Plot summary
A gathering of young, intelligent beings, some humanoid, some not, is threatened by violence and murder.
Reception
Dave Langford reviewed Serpent's Egg for White Dwarf #96, and stated that "As so often before, Lafferty moves from determined whimsy to a bloody, religiously informed and inconclusive finale; almost any paragraph is a delight to read, but in contrast to his earlier works they don't add up convincingly."{{cite magazine | last =Langford | first =Dave | author-link =David Langford | title =Critical Mass | magazine =White Dwarf | issue =96 | pages =13 | publisher =Games Workshop | year = December 1987 }}
Reviews
- Review by Paul Brazier (1988) in Vector 143
- Review by Tom Easton (1988) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1988
- Review by Ken Brown (1988) in Interzone, #23 Spring 1988
References
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Category:1987 science fiction novels
Category:American science fiction novels
Category:Works by R. A. Lafferty
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