Title: The Prophecy Machine
Title Record # 21359
Author: Neal Barrett, Jr.
Date: 2000-12-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Finn, the Master Lizard Maker
Series Number: 1
Language: English
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Author: Neal Barrett, Jr.
Date: 2000-12-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Finn, the Master Lizard Maker
Series Number: 1
Language: English
Synopsis: From the back cover of the Bantam first edition: "Hooters, Hatters, and memacing evil - Even in a mystical world where centuries ago animals wre magically changed into humans, the land of Makasar is considered strange. Its two major religions are Hatter and Hooters. During the day, Hatters wear hats of course, wander about jabbing pointy sticks into bystanders. The night is ruled by Hooters, who hoot and set fire to people and things. Hospitality is considered a capital crime. And Newlies, the humanized animals are treated lower than scum. So when Finn, the Master Lizard Maker, finds himself stranded in Madasar - along with his lover, and attractive Newlie named Letitia, and the grandest most magical creation of his illustrious career, a talking, thinking, rather cantankerous mechanical lizard named Julia Jessica Slagg - his first thought is a quick exit.
But the Nuccis - strongman son, mad father, and even madder grandfather - have other plans for Finn and his loyal companions. There's an odd machine in their basement that needs some fixing, and who better to it than a Master Lizard Maker? There's more here than meets the eye, however, and Finn soon realizes that the future he faces could be very dark indeed."
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Publications
Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Prophecy Machine | 2000-12-00 | Neal Barrett, Jr. | Bantam Spectra | 0-553-58195-3 | $6.50?$: US dollar |
342 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Daniel Merriam | |
The Prophecy Machine | date unknown | Neal Barrett, Jr. | Bantam Spectra | 0-553-58195-3 | $6.50?$: US dollar |
342 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Daniel Merriam |
Reviews
- Review by Jonathan Strahan (2000) in Locus, #479 December 2000
- Review by Edward Bryant (2001) in Locus, #481 February 2001
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (2001) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2001
- Review by Paul Di Filippo (2001) in Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2001
- Review by F. Brett Cox (2001) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 2001
- Review by Lawrence Person (2001) in Nova Express, Spring/Summer 2001