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Greatwinter Trilogy
1999-2001
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1
in series)
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1999...
1999
Souls in the Great Machine
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'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.
Notes
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Book one of a revised Greatwinter Trilogy.
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Dedication: To Jack Dann who has made so many things possible in Australia.
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A re-written combination of two earlier novels Voices in the Light and Mirrorsun Rising.
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Steampunk Note: Though perhaps less strictly steampunk than other works, Souls in the Great Machine 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
Works about this Work
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[Review] Souls in the Great Machine
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 146-147)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine 1999 single work novel -
The Ikin Interviews : Sean McMullen
Van Ikin
(interviewer),
2000
single work
interview
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 25-26 2000; (p. 151-160) -
Unreal! It's the Future
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 April 2000; (p. 9)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine 1999 single work novel ; Foreign Bodies 1999 single work novel -
Out of the Black Hole
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin (The Book Bulletin) , 23 November vol. 117 no. 6201 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine 1999 single work novel ; Time Future 1999 single work novel
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[Review] Souls in the Great Machine
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 146-147)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine 1999 single work novel -
Out of the Black Hole
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin (The Book Bulletin) , 23 November vol. 117 no. 6201 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine 1999 single work novel ; Time Future 1999 single work novel -
Unreal! It's the Future
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 April 2000; (p. 9)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine 1999 single work novel ; Foreign Bodies 1999 single work novel -
The Ikin Interviews : Sean McMullen
Van Ikin
(interviewer),
2000
single work
interview
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 25-26 2000; (p. 151-160)
Awards
- 2000 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Novel
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