Reviewers often note that while Hoyle’s prose can be "functional" or "pedestrian," the intellectual depth and "startling depictions" of a fractured world make it a minor classic of British SF. Some critics from WordPress.com find the final chapters particularly "dismal and despairing" due to the cynical view of human history. Purchasing Options
Have become a "Glass Plain," a desolate, fused landscape from a far-distant future where the sun has burnt out. October The First Is Too Late
The future civilization has abandoned "progress," having seen humanity repeatedly destroy itself through war and overpopulation. Critical Reception Reviewers often note that while Hoyle’s prose can
Reverted to 1917, where World War I is actively raging. " a desolate
Reviewers often note that while Hoyle’s prose can be "functional" or "pedestrian," the intellectual depth and "startling depictions" of a fractured world make it a minor classic of British SF. Some critics from WordPress.com find the final chapters particularly "dismal and despairing" due to the cynical view of human history. Purchasing Options
Have become a "Glass Plain," a desolate, fused landscape from a far-distant future where the sun has burnt out.
The future civilization has abandoned "progress," having seen humanity repeatedly destroy itself through war and overpopulation. Critical Reception
Reverted to 1917, where World War I is actively raging.
