Darkchild is a science fiction novel by American writer Sydney J. Van Scyoc published in 1982.
Plot summary
It is the story of a clone named Darkchild, programmed to use his potent psionic powers to observe other people.
Reception
Colin Greenland reviewed the novel for Imagine magazine, and stated that "It's a grim and tearful story, and for all its imaginative conviction I found it hard going, Van Sycoc is rather too lavish with her characters' misery."
Dave Langford reviewed Darkchild for White Dwarf #56, and stated that "Darkchild succeeds through evocative writing and 'information feed', that unobstructive trickle of data which keeps satisfying your curiosity and at the same time stimulating it with fresh questions concerning the way things are."
Reviews
- Review by Faren Miller (1982) in Locus, #259 August 1982
- Review by Tom Easton (1983) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1983
References
- ^ Langford, Dave (August 1984). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 56. Games Workshop. p. 16.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - Greenland, Colin (July 1984). "Fantasy Media". Imagine (review) (16). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd.: 49.
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