Circumpolar!

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Circumpolar! is a novel by Richard A. Lupoff published in 1984.

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Plot summary

Circumpolar! is a novel in which an alternative history is depicted with vastly different geography, involving a Great Air Race featuring the von Richthofens competing against Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes. [1]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Circumpolar! for White Dwarf #70, and stated that "It goes on a bit long and it grossly libels the Red Baron, but it's amusing." [1]

In his Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia , Brian M. Stableford cited the book as one of the relatively rare examples of science fiction dealing with the Flat Earth concept. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (October 1985). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 70. Games Workshop. p. 16.
  2. Stableford, Brian M. (2006). Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 137–139. ISBN   978-0-415-97460-8.