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{{Short description|1986 novel by Terry Bisson}} |
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[[Orson Scott Card]] rated ''Talking Man'' as one of the best SF books of 1986, saying "Bisson brings off his story of a Kentucky junkyard wizard with panache."<ref>[http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/f&sf/87-05.html "Books to Look For"], ''[[F&SF]]'', May 1987</ref> |
[[Orson Scott Card]] rated ''Talking Man'' as one of the best SF books of 1986, saying "Bisson brings off his story of a Kentucky junkyard wizard with panache."<ref>[http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/f&sf/87-05.html "Books to Look For"], ''[[F&SF]]'', May 1987</ref> |
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[[David Langford|Dave Langford]] reviewed ''Talking Man'' for ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' #95, and stated that "quest to save the world from having never been involves a demented car-chase from Kentucky to the North Pole: enjoyably offbeat."<ref name="WD95">{{cite magazine | last =Langford | first =Dave | author-link =David Langford | title =Critical Mass | magazine =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue =95 | pages =12 | publisher =[[Games Workshop]] | year = November 1987 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.terrybisson.com/index.html Terry Bisson: the author's own website] |
* [http://www.terrybisson.com/index.html Terry Bisson: the author's own website] |
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* [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/07/the-fantasy-geography-of-america-terry-bissons-talking-man Review by |
* [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/07/the-fantasy-geography-of-america-terry-bissons-talking-man Review] by [[Jo Walton]] |
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* [http://www.scifi.darkroastedblend.com/2006/06/terry-bisson.html Extract from ''Publishers Weekly'' review] |
* [http://www.scifi.darkroastedblend.com/2006/06/terry-bisson.html Extract from ''Publishers Weekly'' review] |
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Latest revision as of 21:15, 10 January 2024
 1987 Avon Books edition | |
| Author | Terry Bisson |
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| Publisher | Arbor House (Hardback, 1986) Avon Books (Paperback, 1987) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 192 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-87795-813-0 (Hardback, U.S.) 978-0380751419 (Paperback, U.S.) |
Talking Man is a 1986 fantasy novel by American author Terry Bisson. The book tells the story of a Kentucky mechanic called "Talking Man". Talking Man is a wizard who creates his own world.[1]
Reception[edit]
Orson Scott Card rated Talking Man as one of the best SF books of 1986, saying "Bisson brings off his story of a Kentucky junkyard wizard with panache."[2]
Dave Langford reviewed Talking Man for White Dwarf #95, and stated that "quest to save the world from having never been involves a demented car-chase from Kentucky to the North Pole: enjoyably offbeat."[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Talking Man at Fantastic Fiction
- ^ "Books to Look For", F&SF, May 1987
- ^ Langford, Dave (November 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 95. Games Workshop. p. 12.
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