Shade of the Tree

Shade of the Tree is a novel by Piers Anthony published in 1986.

Plot summary

Shade of the Tree is a novel in which a tree causes supernatural occurrences in a rural setting. ^[1]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Shade of the Tree for White Dwarf #98, and stated that "From Anthony we'd also expect a tidy ending, resolving problems with that inhuman fairness so often found in fairy tales [...] the Tree responsible for interminable forebodings and sinister hallucinations is converted to niceness by a spot of telepathic computer systems analysis." ^[1]

Reviews

• Review by Alexander Butrym (1986) in Fantasy Review , April 1986
• Review by Debbie Notkin (1986) in Locus , #305 June 1986
• Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle , #85 October 1986
• Review by Ken Brown (1988) in Interzone , #24 Summer 1988
• Kirkus Reviews ^[2]

References

1. Langford, Dave (February 1988). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf . No. 98. Games Workshop. p. 19.
2. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/piers-anthony/shade-of-the-tree/