Chekhov's Journey

First edition (publ. Gollancz)

Chekhov's Journey is a novel by Ian Watson published in 1983.

Plot summary

Chekhov's Journey is a novel in which a modern-day actor uses hypnosis to simulate Anton Chekhov's 1890 journey through Siberia. ^[1]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Chekhov's Journey for White Dwarf #40, and stated that "There are good twists in this neatly executed story, which is as 'conventional' a reality-bending yarn as Watson has written. Lacking the vaulting ambition of his God's World or the outrageousness of the recent Deathhunter, it's good entertainment with some philosophical bite." ^[1]

Reviews

• Review by Faren Miller (1983) in Locus , #267 April 1983
• Review by Nick Lowe (1983) in Foundation , #28 July 1983
• Review by John Clute (1983) in Interzone , #5 Autumn 1983
• Review by Tom Easton (1990) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact , July 1990
• Review by Don D'Ammassa (1991) in Science Fiction Chronicle , #140 June 1991

References

1. Langford, Dave (April 1983). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 40. Games Workshop. p. 15.