Darkchild (novel)

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Darkchild is a science fiction novel by American writer Sydney J. Van Scyoc published in 1982.

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Plot summary

It is the story of a clone named Darkchild, programmed to use his potent psionic powers to observe other people. [1]

Reception

Colin Greenland reviewed the novel for Imagine magazine, and stated that "It's a grim and tearful story, and for all its imaginative conviction I found it hard going, Van Sycoc is rather too lavish with her characters' misery." [2]

Dave Langford reviewed Darkchild for White Dwarf #56, and stated that "Darkchild succeeds through evocative writing and 'information feed', that unobstructive trickle of data which [...] keeps satisfying your curiosity and at the same time stimulating it with fresh questions concerning the way things are." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (August 1984). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 56. Games Workshop. p. 16.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ↑ Greenland, Colin (July 1984). "Fantasy Media". Imagine (review) (16). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd.: 49.
  3. ↑ https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?14259
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