Pavana (Capa Mole) - Keith Roberts, Trindade Santos • BookLikes (ISBN:9789896370602)

Pavana (Capa Mole)

by: Keith Roberts (author) Trindade Santos (author)

Format: Capa Mole

ISBN: 9789896370602

Publish date: 2008

Publisher: Saída de Emergência

Pages no: 208

Edition language: Portuguese

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Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Religion, Steampunk, Dystopia, Alternate History

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AC rated it

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I found this deadly dull and gave up after 79 pages of descriptions about cables and something (endless) about pistons.... There's always the risk that page 80 will prove to be the deal-maker, of course...; but WTF...(My reading of SF continues to turn up what is for me, at least, one disaster after...

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FriedEgg rated it

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A group of somewhat vaguely connected stories set in contemporary Dorset, only not as we know it because England is a mere vassel state of Rome (along with the rest of the world). Dominated and repressed by the Catholic church, many freedoms restricted, scientific progress retarded, linguistically a...

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42 years ago

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Some random highlights from this rather fine parallel world novel:- Semaphore stations can operate in full duplex mode, carrying messages simultaneously in both directions.- When issuing an ultimatum, it's unwise to stand directly in front of a loaded cannon.- Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

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