Optiman

Optiman is a 1980 science fiction novel by Brian Stableford. It was published in US by DAW Books in October 1980, and a year later, in July 1981, in the UK as War Games, by Pan Books. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

On a far colony, humans, including a genetically engineered protagonist of the novel, fight with aliens over control of the planet. ^[3]

Reception

The book was reviewed in a number of outlets: ^{[1] [2]}

• Review by Colin Greenland in Foundation, #22 June 1981
• Review by Theodore Sturgeon in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, June 1981
• Review by uncredited author in Ad Astra, Issue Sixteen (1981)
• Review by Chris Bailey in Vector 104 (1981)
• Review by Mark Willard in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1982

David Pringle in his The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction described it as "Imaginative, ironic, more than a little dry". ^[3]

References

1. "Title: Optiman". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
2. "Title: War Games". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
3. Pringle, David (1995). The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: An A-Z of Science-fiction Books by Title. Scolar Press. p. 266. ISBN   978-1-85928-071-3.