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A Storm of Wings

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A Storm of Wings
AuthorM. John Harrison
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
Published1980
PublisherDoubleday
Pages177
ISBN9780385147651
OCLC6041103

A Storm of Wings is a novel by M. John Harrison published in 1980. It is the second novel in the Viriconium series, following The Pastel City.

Plot summary

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A Storm of Wings is a novel in which an invasion of apparent alien locusts brings a worldview that is incompatible with that of humanity.[1]

Reception

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Dave Langford, reviewing A Storm of Wings for White Dwarf #93, compared it to Saraband of Lost Time, stating that "Critics prefer Storm's literary echoes and clever bits; but for all its excessive length, more readers are likely to finish Saraband."[1]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ a b Langford, Dave (September 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 93. Games Workshop. p. 11.