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y separately published work icon Mirrorsun Rising single work   novel   science fiction  
Is part of Greatwinter Trilogy Sean McMullen , 1999-2001 series - author
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Mirrorsun Rising
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'Set in a far-future Australia where electricity has been outlawed and society is overviewed by human-powered computers (largely driven by librarians), restricted quasi-medieval guilds struggle for supremacy and to discover the secret of the past. This gradual understanding of past technologies, such as exploring the role of the orbiting space platforms, accelerates in the second volume (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77, p.53).

Notes

  • Book two of the Greatwinter Trilogy. Rewritten, together with Voices in the Light, to form Souls in the Great Machine.
  • Steampunk Note: Though perhaps less strictly steampunk than other works, Mirrorsun Rising shares some features that are resonant with the style. In particular, the creation of information technology in a world without the technological sophistication to do so electronically.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Adelaide, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Aphelion Publications , 1995 .
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      Extent: 332p.
      Description: Illus: maps.
      ISBN: 1875346147
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y separately published work icon Souls in the Great Machine Sean McMullen , New York (City) : Tor , 1999 Z56170 1999 single work novel science fiction 'In the Australia of the distant future computers live on, although electricity and even steam power have ceased to exist long ago. The mighty Calculor of Libris is about to be commissioned, but is making strange errors. A programmer has been assassinated and components are being shot for negligence. Time is running out and important questions must be answered. Will the trains run on time after the end of the world? Can a Battle Calculor still function while drunk? Was there an ice age in the 21st Century, and how long ago was the 21st Century anyway?' Source: bookseller's website.
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Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel
Scanners Colin Steele , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , November no. 77 2001; (p. 49-77)
— Review of Reading by Starlight: Postmodern Science Fiction Damien Broderick , 1995 single work criticism ; Metaworlds : Best Australian Science Fiction 1994 anthology short story ; Mortal Fire : Best Australian Science Fiction 1993 anthology short story ; The Destiny Makers George Turner , 1993 single work novel ; Twilight Beach Terry Dowling , 1993 selected work short story ; Evolution Annie Rosaleen Love , 1991 selected work short story ; The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy 1998 reference bibliography biography ; Beyond the Hanging Wall Sara Douglass , 1996 single work novel ; Distress Greg Egan , 1995 single work novel ; Axiomatic Greg Egan , 1995 selected work short story ; Permutation City Greg Egan , 1994 single work novel ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel ; Alien Shores : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1994 anthology short story ; The Opoponax Invasion John Brosnan , 1993 single work novel ; Envoy Shannah Jay , 1994 single work novel ; She's Fantastical : The First Anthology of Australian Women’s Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism And Fantasy 1995 anthology short story poetry extract ; The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 1 1997 anthology short story ; Time Marches Off : 2000 Years from Now Paul De Wreder , 1942 single work novel ; Dark House : Stories Compiled by Gary Crew 1995 anthology short story ; The Oxford Book of Australian Ghost Stories 1994 anthology short story
An Eidolon Interview with Sean McMullen Steven Paulsen (interviewer), 1996 single work interview
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Autumn no. 21 1996; (p. 47-57) Sean McMullen discusses his experiences in writing science fiction and his approaches to getting his work published.
[Review] Mirrorsun Rising Russell B. Farr , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 13 no. 1 (Issue 37) 1996; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel
Sirius Reviews Colin Steele , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Sirius , March no. 11 1996; (p. 55)
— Review of Axiomatic Greg Egan , 1995 selected work short story ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel ; Permutation City Greg Egan , 1994 single work novel
[Review] Mirrorsun Rising Russell B. Farr , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 13 no. 1 (Issue 37) 1996; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel
Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel
Books Read Since the End of November 1994 Bruce Gillespie , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Scratch Pad 12 , August 1995; (p. 1-3)
— Review of Crosskill : A Wyatt Novel Garry Disher , 1994 single work novel ; A Window in Mrs X's Place : Selected Short Stories Peter Cowan , 1986 selected work short story ; Cutting Green Hay : Friendships, Movements and Cultural Conflicts in Australia's Great Decades Vincent Buckley , 1983 single work autobiography ; The Pure Land David Foster , 1974 single work novel ; Collected Poems 1942-1985 Judith Wright , 1994 selected work poetry ; Love Lies Bleeding : A Crimes For a Summer Christmas Anthology 1994 anthology short story ; Australia's First Fabians : Middle-Class Radicals, Labour Activists and the Early Labour Movement ; Foreword by Gough Whitlam Race Mathews , E. G. Whitlam , 1993 single work biography ; Our Lady of Chernobyl Greg Egan , 1995 selected work short story ; Reading by Starlight: Postmodern Science Fiction Damien Broderick , 1995 single work criticism ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel
Scanners Colin Steele , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , November no. 77 2001; (p. 49-77)
— Review of Reading by Starlight: Postmodern Science Fiction Damien Broderick , 1995 single work criticism ; Metaworlds : Best Australian Science Fiction 1994 anthology short story ; Mortal Fire : Best Australian Science Fiction 1993 anthology short story ; The Destiny Makers George Turner , 1993 single work novel ; Twilight Beach Terry Dowling , 1993 selected work short story ; Evolution Annie Rosaleen Love , 1991 selected work short story ; The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy 1998 reference bibliography biography ; Beyond the Hanging Wall Sara Douglass , 1996 single work novel ; Distress Greg Egan , 1995 single work novel ; Axiomatic Greg Egan , 1995 selected work short story ; Permutation City Greg Egan , 1994 single work novel ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel ; Alien Shores : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1994 anthology short story ; The Opoponax Invasion John Brosnan , 1993 single work novel ; Envoy Shannah Jay , 1994 single work novel ; She's Fantastical : The First Anthology of Australian Women’s Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism And Fantasy 1995 anthology short story poetry extract ; The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 1 1997 anthology short story ; Time Marches Off : 2000 Years from Now Paul De Wreder , 1942 single work novel ; Dark House : Stories Compiled by Gary Crew 1995 anthology short story ; The Oxford Book of Australian Ghost Stories 1994 anthology short story
[Review] Voices in the Light [and] Mirrorsun Rising Bill Congreve , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 15 1995; (p. 78-79)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel
An Eidolon Interview with Sean McMullen Steven Paulsen (interviewer), 1996 single work interview
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Autumn no. 21 1996; (p. 47-57) Sean McMullen discusses his experiences in writing science fiction and his approaches to getting his work published.
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