Divide and Rule (collection)
| Divide and Rule | |
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 first edition of Divide and Rule |
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| Author(s) | L. Sprague de Camp |
| Cover artist | A.J. Donnell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
| Publication date | 1948 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | ix, 231 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
Divide and Rule is a 1948 collection of two science fiction novellas by L. Sprague de Camp, first published in hardcover by Fantasy Press, and later reissued in paperback by Lancer Books in 1964.[1][2] The collected pieces were previously published in 1939 and 1941 in the magazines Unknown and Astounding.[3][4][5] The first stand-alone edition of the title story was published as a large-print hardcover by Thorndike Press in September 2003.[4] An E-book edition of the title story was issued by Gollancz's SF Gateway imprint on September 29, 2011 as part of a general release of de Camp's works in electronic form.[6][7]
The stories in the collection both postulate futures in which Earth has reverted to feudalism, in one instance by the dictate of alien invaders and in the other as a result of the accumulation of excessive power by corporations.
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[edit] Reception
Astounding reviewer P. Schuyler Miller praised the book for the "sheer entertainment" it provided, noting that de Camp uses his "detailed knowledge of history" to depict "hypothetical future societies which ape those of the past."[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. pp. 49–50.
- ^ Divide and Rule (collection) publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. pp. 150, 244.
- ^ a b Divide and Rule publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ The Stolen Dormouse publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ Orion Publishing Group's L. Sprague de Camp webpage
- ^ Amazon.com entry for e-book edition
- ^ "Book Reviews", Astounding Science Fiction, September 1949, p.150-51
