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1978
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1978
Beloved Son
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'Forty years after his starship escapes from an apocalyptic Earth, Commander Albert Raft and his crew return to a much younger and violent Earth society that wants to embrace Raft as a god because of his telepathic powers.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Avon reprint).
Notes
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Dedication: For John Bangsund without whose encouragement and bullying I might have spent the time writing something else.
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Epigraph: The Truth about History:
'Nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be, / When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.' -- From a hymn by A.C. Ainger
'If I had been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better arrangement of the Universe.' -- Attr. to Alfonso the Wise, King of Castile
'Great men are almost always bad men.' -- Lord Acton: Historical Essays and Studies
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Other Formats
- Also braille.
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The Fiction of the Future : Australian Science Fiction
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 128-140) 'According to Russell Blackford 'commercial science fiction is the most international of literary forms.' He observes that 'Australian SF continues to flourish, even if it trails heroic fantasy in mass-market appeal.' Australian SF writers although published internationally, with a dedicated fan followings in USA, UK and Europe, were overlooked for a very long time by Australian multinational publishers. The international editions had to be imported and were then distributed in Australia (Congreve and Marquardt 8). Blackford in his chapter throws light on the history of Australian SF and observes how Australian SF writers, with their concern for the future, achieved a powerful synthesis in form and content. The progress of Australian SF, maturity of style in the work of younger writers, and massive worldwide sales make Blackford optimistic as he asserts that 'the best Australian writers in the genre will be prominent players on the world stage.' (Editor's foreword xii-xiii) -
Morals, Ethics, and Viewpoints
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Chained to the Alien : The Best of Australian Science Fiction Review 2009; (p. 52-69) -
Dreadful Suspicions : On the 'Ethical Culture' Trilogy of George Turner : Beloved Son, Vaneglory, and Yesterday's Men
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Chained to the Alien : The Best of Australian Science Fiction Review 2009; (p. 43-51) -
A Letter from George Turner
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 16 no. 2 (Issue 44) 2002; (p. 25-26) - y George Turner : A Life Carlton South : Melbourne University Press , 1999 Z554074 1999 single work biography
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Forms of Power in Recent Australian Science Fiction
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 41 no. 2 1982; (p. 277-286)
— Review of Beloved Son 1978 single work novel ; Displaced Person 1979 single work novel ; Rooms of Paradise 1978 anthology short story ; The Dreaming Dragons : A Time Opera 1980 single work novel ; The Moon Baby 1978 single work novel ; The Altered I : An Encounter with Science Fiction 1976 anthology short story criticism poetry ; The View from the Edge : A Workshop of Science Fiction Stories 1977 anthology short story ; A Passage in Earth 1978 single work short story -
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1978
single work
review
— Appears in: 24 Hours , vol. 3 no. 7 1978; (p. 61,72)
— Review of Beloved Son 1978 single work novel -
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The Spectator , 1 April 1978; (p. 25)
— Review of Beloved Son 1978 single work novel -
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1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation Review , 1-6 July 1978; (p. 19)
— Review of Beloved Son 1978 single work novel -
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1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 2 1978; (p. 144)
— Review of Beloved Son 1978 single work novel -
A Letter from George Turner
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 16 no. 2 (Issue 44) 2002; (p. 25-26) -
The Fiction of the Future : Australian Science Fiction
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 128-140) 'According to Russell Blackford 'commercial science fiction is the most international of literary forms.' He observes that 'Australian SF continues to flourish, even if it trails heroic fantasy in mass-market appeal.' Australian SF writers although published internationally, with a dedicated fan followings in USA, UK and Europe, were overlooked for a very long time by Australian multinational publishers. The international editions had to be imported and were then distributed in Australia (Congreve and Marquardt 8). Blackford in his chapter throws light on the history of Australian SF and observes how Australian SF writers, with their concern for the future, achieved a powerful synthesis in form and content. The progress of Australian SF, maturity of style in the work of younger writers, and massive worldwide sales make Blackford optimistic as he asserts that 'the best Australian writers in the genre will be prominent players on the world stage.' (Editor's foreword xii-xiii) -
Dreadful Suspicions : On the 'Ethical Culture' Trilogy of George Turner : Beloved Son, Vaneglory, and Yesterday's Men
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Chained to the Alien : The Best of Australian Science Fiction Review 2009; (p. 43-51) -
Morals, Ethics, and Viewpoints
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Chained to the Alien : The Best of Australian Science Fiction Review 2009; (p. 52-69) -
George Turner : One of Australia's Best Kept Secrets
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 133 1993; (p. 24-30)
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