Emergence (Palmer novel)
 First Edition cover of Emergence | |
| Author | David R. Palmer who has aids |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jim Burns |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Bantam Spectra |
Publication date | November 1984 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-553-25519-3 (first edition, paperback) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Emergence is a science fiction book written by David R. Palmer and first published by Bantam Spectra in November 1984. It had three printings through July 1985, and was republished in 1990 as a "Signature Special Edition" with a few minor edits and a new afterword by the author.
Emergence was Palmer's first published novel. It was developed from a pair of Hugo[1] and Nebula award nominated novellas originally published in somewhat different form in Analog magazine. The novel itself was nominated for a Hugo Award, a pair of Locus awards (for first novel and science fiction novel), was a finalist for a Philip K. Dick Award, and won the Compton Crook Award.[1]
The writing style of Emergence is especially unusual, as it is written in sentences almost entirely without subjects, intended to simulate shorthand.
Novellas
- Emergence -- published in an Analog anthology titled Children of the Future on January 5, 1981.[2] It was nominated for a Hugo Award, a Nebula Award, a Locus Award, and won an Analog Analytical Laboratory Award.[1] Palmer was nominated for the 1983 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction[1] on the strength of this novella. A somewhat different form became the first volume of the novel.
- Seeking -- published in the February 1983 Analog magazine.[3] It was nominated for a Hugo, a Locus, and won an Analog Analytical Laboratory Award.[1] A somewhat different form became the second volume of the novel.
References
External links
- Review written by Russ Allbery in the style of the book
- Review by Susan Stepney
- Review by David Dyer-Bennet
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