Mindplayers
| Author | Pat Cadigan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Bantam Spectra |
Publication date | July 1, 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 276 |
| ISBN | 0-553-26585-7 |
| OCLC | 27787704 |
Mindplayers is a 1987 first novel by science fiction author Pat Cadigan.[1][2]
Plot summary
A dare goes awry when Ali tries on a stolen madcap and is afflicted with psychotic delusions that will not go away. "Cured" by a mindplayer, Ali is soon forced to become one herself or face a prison sentence as a "mind criminal."[2][3]
Reception
Analog Science Fact & Fiction said of Mindplayers and Cadigan, "Excellent stuff, perceptive, imaginative, subtle and penetrating. A pleasure to read, and a writer to admire."[2] Fantasy Review called the novel "an energetic, intriguing, darkly humorous head-trip extravaganza."[2] The novel was nominated for a Philip K. Dick Award in 1988.[3]
References
- ^ "Pat Cadigan". FantasticFiction.co.uk. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Mindplayers: Pat Cadigan - Product Description". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ a b "Mindplayers by Pat Cadigan". FantasticFiction.co.uk. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
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