![]() ![]() Perhaps you’re curious about the precise definition of ‘Golden Age’ Science Fiction. In its author’s own words, the novel is a collision of ‘the conventions of ‘Golden Age’ Science Fiction and ‘Golden Age’ detective fiction, with the emphasis more on the latter.” (Acknowledgements, p.372). “ Jack Glass is Science Fiction, I can say that much. This is a clever book, but it’s a little too distanced and mechanical in its cleverness to ever quite manage to qualify as enjoyable. There’s little point in summarising the plot, because the plot is just another post-modern cog in the cunning little machine that Adam Roberts has so intricately assembled. I’ve been staring at ‘Jack Glass’ for over an hour, trying to find the best way to start this review. ![]()
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