Octagon (novel)
Octagon is a novel by Fred Saberhagen published in 1981.
Plot summary
Octagon is a novel in which Alex Barrow discovers that someone is killing his opponents in the science fiction play-by-mail game Starweb.[1]
Reception
Greg Costikyan reviewed Octagon in Ares Magazine #11 and commented that "Octagon is a good mystery novel which explores a rather interesting theme: the idea that a clever programmer can manipulate records and programs in our computer-based world to his own ends."[1]
Reviews
- Review by Tom Easton (1982) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 1, 1982
- Review by Tom A. Jones (1985) in Vector 127
References
- ^ a b Costikyan, Greg (November 1981). "Books". Ares Magazine (11). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 24.