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A Science Fiction and Fantasy Bookstore
857B Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W2
Tel: (613) 230-2474 Fax: (613) 230-8677 Review: The Fortunate Fall The Fortunate Fall by Raphael Carter
Tor Books, hc, ISBN 0-312-86034-X, $31.95
Tor Books, tpb, ISBN 0-312-86327-6, $19.95
Reviewed by John M. Kahane There is a large contingent of writers of science fiction who live in the Minneapolis area, notably Steven Brust, Pamela Dean, Patricia C. Wrede, Peg Kerr, Caroline Stevermer, and Joel Rosenburg, to name a few. These writers are quite prolific in their works, and have written works that are somewhat more ethereal in nature than most sf and fantasy that we've seen in recent years. Raphael Carter moved to Minneapolis-St. Paul just over two years ago, and has turned into another of the so-called "Minneapolis Mafia" writers. While Emma Bull, who now resides in Los Angeles, has delved into the world of cyberpunk, most of the Minneapolis writers write fantasy and a smidgin or two of science fiction. Raphael Carter has turned out a novel that can well be deemed cyberpunk, but it has a lot of other things going for it. The Fortunate Fall The main strength of this novel is that Carter has created a world that is rich in detail, but where the reader must piece together the information while at the same time, following Maya along in search of her story. The book has shades to it that reminded me of Paul J. McAuley's | |
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