Mute (novel)

First edition (publ. Avon Books)
Cover artist: Ron Walotsky

Mute is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1981.

Plot summary

Mute is a novel in which the mutant named Knot and the galactic agent named Finesse oppose the Lobos as they try to take over the Galactic Co-ordination Computer. ^[1]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Mute for White Dwarf #55, and stated that "Parts are exciting; parts are risible; Anthony's tortuously fair conclusion may surprise trad space-opera fans. His heart's in the right place, but he isn't half verbose and didactic. Better, anyway, than his fantasies." ^[1]

Reviews

• Review by Ian Williams (1981) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 5, Number 2 ^[2]
• Review by Alan Fraser (1984) in Paperback Inferno, #51
• Review by Tom A. Jones (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #66
• Review by Peter T. Garratt (1988) in Interzone, #23 Spring 1988

References

1. Langford, Dave (July 1984). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 55. Games Workshop. p. 20.
2. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?9193