The Power (Watson novel)

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The Power is a novel by Ian Watson published in 1987.

Plot summary[edit]

The Power is a novel in which a nuclear apocalypse occurs after confrontations involving nuclear bases and peace camps.[1]

Reception[edit]

Dave Langford reviewed The Power for White Dwarf #96, and stated that "for all his acuteness, Watson isn't immune to this genre's habitual gloating tone of 'Look, Mummy, see how disgusting I can be....'"[1]

Reviews[edit]

  • Review by Michael Fearn (1987) in Vector 141[2]
  • Review by Terry Broome (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #69

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Langford, Dave (December 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 96. Games Workshop. p. 13.
  2. ^ https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?5221