Double, Double (Brunner novel) explained

Double, Double
Author:John Brunner
Country:United States
Language:English
Publisher:Ballantine Books
Release Date:1969
Media Type:Print (paperback)
Pages:222
Oclc:8427314

Double, Double is a science fiction novel by John Brunner, first published in the United States as an original paperback by Ballantine Books in 1969 and reprinted in 1979 as a Del Rey paperback. A hardcover edition was released in the British market in 1971 by Sidgwick & Jackson.[1]

Summary

Bruno and his band The Hermetic Tradition visit the North Kent coast where they plan to hold an open-air cliff-top concert. Events take an unusual turn when the band meet a fish capable of eating and doubling the things it finds.[2]

Reception

Spider Robinson dismissed the novel, saying "there just ain't all that much right with it. . . . It's a shame writers have to do this stuff to stay alive."[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?3305 ISFDB bibliography
  2. Web site: John Brunner. 2021-02-21. kent-maps.online.
  3. "Galaxy Bookshelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1977, p.140.