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1984 novel by Graham Dunstan Martin For the 1917 film, see Marguerite Bertsch.

First edition (publ. Allen & Unwin)

The Soul Master is a novel by Graham Dunstan Martin published in 1984.

Plot summary

The Soul Master is a novel in which Kosmion builds an army of puppets under his control by absorbing his victims.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed The Soul Master for White Dwarf #55, and stated that "I admired the ingenuity, but less so the writing: portentousness, reminders of the author's presence ('How shall I put it?' he wonders in print, breaking the narrative spell) and overuse of Significant Understatement."

Reviews

  • Review by Brian Stableford (1984) in Fantasy Review, August 1984
  • Review by L. J. Hurst (1986) in Paperback Inferno, #58

References

  1. ^ Langford, Dave (July 1984). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 55. Games Workshop. p. 20.
  2. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?16549
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