The Litany of Sh'reev

by William Jon Watkins

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385123280
• ISBN13: 9780385123280
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Dr. Zhivago among the stars

This is the sort of short, succinct science-fiction novel that just doesn't get published any longer, sad to say. In a compact & moving tale, the story of Dr. Zhivago is recast as an epic of a far-future imperial Earth at the decaying point. Infused with a solidly-conceived mysticism that makes this a truly new story, rather than just an easy retelling, revolution sweeps away the decadent & cruel aristocracy that has been strangling the masses for centuries. Sh'reev, a mystical healer as well as a compassionate member of that aristocracy, is caught up in the massive changes toppling the world he knew. That world is depicted in swift, sharp inventive strokes of color and detail, from the ornate buildings constructed of holograms & hypervented air to the Vens, psychic offshoots of humanity bred to live in the hellish environment of Venus, to whom a simple jet of cold water is like searing acid. It's a novel well worth finding & reading. Recommended!