The Boom's Near Future.

The article presents literary criticism of the book "The Execution Channel" by Ken MacLeod and the "Bold as Love" series of novels by Gwyneth Jones, including the books "Castles Made of Sand" and "Midnight Lamp". It explores the roles of magic and utopian possibility in British science-fiction portr...

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Published in:CR: The New Centennial Review Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 67 - 101
Main Author: O'Connell, Hugh Charles
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Michigan State University Press Fall2013
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