 First edition | |
| Author | Claire G. Coleman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Published | 2019 (Hachette Australia) |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 356 |
| ISBN | 9780733640841 |
| OCLC | 1091587502 |
The Old Lie is a 2019 novel by Claire G. Coleman. [1] It is about Earth joining an alien force, the Federation, to defend against another, the Conglomeration.
A reviewer in Locus , although finding The Old Lie "an infuriating novel to read," concludes that "what ultimately shines through is Coleman’s passion, her fury and, most importantly, her keen sense of justice." [2]
The Adelaide Review wrote that "Coleman interrogates our own recent past and present from stolen generations and Maralinga weapons testing to the age-old capacity for cold, bureaucratic inhumanity exhibited by aliens and humans alike." [3]
The Old Lie has also been reviewed by The Canberra Times , [4] The Saturday Paper , [5] The Sydney Morning Herald [6] and Australian Book Review . [7]
Like her award-winning novel, Terra Nullius, Coleman has used speculative fiction to present a story that is ultimately about colonisation to an audience that has proven to be resistant to narratives focused on Indigenous characters otherwise.