The Ennead (novel)
The Ennead is a novel by Jan Mark published in 1978.
Plot summary
The Ennead is a novel set on Erato, a planet whose inhabitants are determined to avoid the overpopulation and misery of Earth and other planets by severely limiting population and immigration.[1]
Reception
Kirkus Reviews states "though the playing out of her theme follows a standard outline, Mark's characters (including several memorable minor ones) are compellingly distinct, and her grim, dead-end village as real as the next one down the pike."[2]
Greg Costikyan reviewed The Ennead in Ares Magazine #2 and commented that "The Ennead is not a nice novel; don't read it to the kiddies. It is, however, cleanly written, witty, and profoundly moving."[1]
Reviews
- Review by Pamela Cleaver (1979) in Foundation, #16 May 1979
References
- ^ a b Costikyan, Greg (May 1980). "Books". Ares Magazine (2). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 30.
- ^ "THE ENNEAD by Jan Mark". Kirkus Reviews. September 6, 1978.