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British Summertime by Paul Cornell check out website: www.orionbooks.co.uk
There he discovers Alison and realises that her world is not his. Jocelyn, captured, may hold some of the answers. Or is it the shadowy character known as Frederick Cleves, a British Intelligence officer who has been waiting his whole life for the appearance of the Golden Men, who is in charge? Maybe the mysterious chameleon figure who also calls himself Douglas Leyton? And the Golden Men themselves? Are they Angels? Or demons? British Summertime' poses question after question, leaving the reader holding out right until the end for some the answers. Cornell merges political and social issues relevant to contemporary Britain with age-old ideas of destiny, fate, religion and faith. Throw in aliens, alternative universes, time-travel, space-travel and war and this becomes a very unique and gripping tale. Cornell proves himself to be a talented story-teller, providing engaging characters and intriguing story-lines. It is a quest, also a mystery, also a war story. Themes and storylines interact and weave together, twisting and turning through past, present and a variety of futures, drawing the reader helplessly along for the ride, to uncover the answers only when Alison and Leyton finally do, fitting the puzzle together piece by piece. It is entertaining, engaging, thought-provoking and original. Laura Kayne
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OTHER REVIEWS - April 2004
Other reviews: April 2004 Lucifer's Dragon by Jon Courtenay Grimwood The Companions by Sherri S. Tepper Beyond Infinity by Gregory Benford Sunshine Patriots by Bill Campbell The Skies Of Pern by Anne McCaffrey Eight Keys to Eden by Mark Clifton The Adam Strange Archives Volume 1 Wit'ch Gate: Immortal Magic - Infinite Vengence by James Clemens Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong Deep Space Nine: Rising Son by SD Perry Absolution Gap (The Inhibitors series book 3) by Alastair Reynolds Alchymist (The Well Of Echoes book 3) by Ian Irvine Hal Spacejock: Second Course by Simon Haynes Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris The Dancers At The End Of Time by Michael Moorcock The Crow: The Story Behind The Film by Bridget Baiss British Summertime by Paul Cornell The Year Of Our War by Steph Swainson April 2004: Hardback to Paperbacks The Chesley Awards: A Retrospective by John Grant and Elizabeth Humphrey with Pamela D. Scoville
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The
end of the world is coming. Alison knows it. She just doesn't know
when, how or even exactly how she knows. She has always been able
to 'read' things, people, events - what a person is going to say,
where the nearest chip-shop is - but this is different. 
This
is new. After a drunken meeting with some strangers who take them
to see 'The Bears', her best friend, Fran, goes missing. How is
this tied in to the end of the world? What are the Golden Men? And
who or what is Douglas Leyton? And that is only the beginning of
Alison's adventure. Douglas Leyton is a pilot, crash-landed in Bath
with his navigator, Jocelyn, who is a disembodied head. 
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