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Is part of Greatwinter Trilogy Sean McMullen , 1999-2001 series - author (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Souls in the Great Machine
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'In the Australia of the distant future computers live on, although electricity and even steam power have ceased to exist long ago. The mighty Calculor of Libris is about to be commissioned, but is making strange errors. A programmer has been assassinated and components are being shot for negligence. Time is running out and important questions must be answered. Will the trains run on time after the end of the world? Can a Battle Calculor still function while drunk? Was there an ice age in the 21st Century, and how long ago was the 21st Century anyway?' Source: bookseller's website.

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Notes

  • Book one of a revised Greatwinter Trilogy.
  • Dedication: To Jack Dann who has made so many things possible in Australia.
  • A re-written combination of two earlier novels Voices in the Light and Mirrorsun Rising.
  • Steampunk Note: Though perhaps less strictly steampunk than other works, Souls in the Great Machine shares some features that are resonant with the style. In particular, the creation of information technology in a world without the technological sophistication to do so electronically.

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      Americas,      :       Tor ,       1999 .
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      Extent: 597p.
      Edition info: First mass market edition: December 2002
      ISBN: 0765344572
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Tor ,       1999 .
      Extent: 448p.
      Edition info: 1st edition: June 1999
      ISBN: 0312870558
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y separately published work icon Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , North Adelaide : Aphelion Publications , 1994 Z160208 1994 single work novel science fiction

'In the Australia of the distant future computers live on, although electricity and even steam power have ceased to exist long ago. The mighty Calculor of Libris is about to be commissioned, but is making strange errors. A programmer has been assassinated and components are being shot for negligence. Time is running out and important questions must be answered. Will the trains run on time after the end of the world? Can a Battle Calculor still function while drunk? Was there an ice age in the 21st Century, and how long ago was the 21st Century anyway?'

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y separately published work icon Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , North Adelaide : Aphelion Publications , 1995 Z280542 1995 single work novel science fiction

'Set in a far-future Australia where electricity has been outlawed and society is overviewed by human-powered computers (largely driven by librarians), restricted quasi-medieval guilds struggle for supremacy and to discover the secret of the past. This gradual understanding of past technologies, such as exploring the role of the orbiting space platforms, accelerates in the second volume (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77, p.53).
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[Review] Souls in the Great Machine Bill Congreve , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 146-147)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine Sean McMullen , 1999 single work novel
The Ikin Interviews : Sean McMullen Van Ikin (interviewer), 2000 single work interview
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 25-26 2000; (p. 151-160)
Unreal! It's the Future Van Ikin , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 April 2000; (p. 9)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine Sean McMullen , 1999 single work novel ; Foreign Bodies Stephen Dedman , 1999 single work novel
Out of the Black Hole Terry Dowling , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin (The Book Bulletin) , 23 November vol. 117 no. 6201 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine Sean McMullen , 1999 single work novel ; Time Future Maxine McArthur , 1999 single work novel
[Review] Souls in the Great Machine Bill Congreve , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 146-147)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine Sean McMullen , 1999 single work novel
Out of the Black Hole Terry Dowling , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin (The Book Bulletin) , 23 November vol. 117 no. 6201 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine Sean McMullen , 1999 single work novel ; Time Future Maxine McArthur , 1999 single work novel
Unreal! It's the Future Van Ikin , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 April 2000; (p. 9)
— Review of Souls in the Great Machine Sean McMullen , 1999 single work novel ; Foreign Bodies Stephen Dedman , 1999 single work novel
The Ikin Interviews : Sean McMullen Van Ikin (interviewer), 2000 single work interview
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 25-26 2000; (p. 151-160)
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