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Is part of Greatwinter Trilogy Sean McMullen , 1999-2001 series - author
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Voices in the Light
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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?'

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Notes

  • Book one of the Greatwinter Trilogy. Rewritten, together with Mirrorsun Rising, to form Souls in the Great Machine.
  • Steampunk note: Though perhaps less strictly steampunk than other works, Voices in the Light 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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    • North Adelaide, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Aphelion Publications , 1994 .
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      Extent: 306p.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 1875346104
Alternative title: Glosy w Jasnosci: ksiega pierwsza wielkozimia
Language: Polish
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y separately published work icon Souls in the Great Machine Sean McMullen , New York (City) : Tor , 1999 Z56170 1999 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?' Source: bookseller's website.
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Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel
What is Australian Science Fiction? Lucy Cleary , 2005 single work essay
— Appears in: The Specusphere , 16 October 2005; 'What is Australian SF? By examining recent publications, and surveying key members of the publishing industry, I hoped to determine whether Australia does indeed produce works with uniquely Australian characteristics; for example, peculiarities of language and expression, Australian attitudes, Australian settings and characters, and current Australian issues'.
An Eidolon Interview with Sean McMullen Steven Paulsen (interviewer), 1996 single work interview
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Autumn no. 21 1996; (p. 47-57) Sean McMullen discusses his experiences in writing science fiction and his approaches to getting his work published.
Machines Steal the Show Russell B. Farr , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 12 no. 3 (Issue 36) 1995; (p. 34-36)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel
[Review] Voices in the Light [and] Mirrorsun Rising Bill Congreve , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 15 1995; (p. 78-79)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel
Machines Steal the Show Russell B. Farr , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 12 no. 3 (Issue 36) 1995; (p. 34-36)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel
Voices in the Light Garry Wyatt , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Sirius , May no. 5 1994; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel
[Review] Voices in the Light Jeremy G. Byrne , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Winter no. 15 1994;
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel
Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel ; Mirrorsun Rising Sean McMullen , 1995 single work novel
Science Fiction Gives New Sound to Old Towns Tim Lloyd , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 30 April 1994; (p. 28)
— Review of Voices in the Light Sean McMullen , 1994 single work novel
An Eidolon Interview with Sean McMullen Steven Paulsen (interviewer), 1996 single work interview
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Autumn no. 21 1996; (p. 47-57) Sean McMullen discusses his experiences in writing science fiction and his approaches to getting his work published.
What is Australian Science Fiction? Lucy Cleary , 2005 single work essay
— Appears in: The Specusphere , 16 October 2005; 'What is Australian SF? By examining recent publications, and surveying key members of the publishing industry, I hoped to determine whether Australia does indeed produce works with uniquely Australian characteristics; for example, peculiarities of language and expression, Australian attitudes, Australian settings and characters, and current Australian issues'.
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