The Steps of the Sun explained

The Steps of the Sun
Author:	Walter Tevis
Pub Date:	1983

The Steps of the Sun is a 1983 science fiction novel by the American author Walter Tevis.^[1] It is about a future energy crisis, and a world in which China has become the leading superpower.

Literary reference

The title is taken from William Blake's poem, "Ah! Sun-flower":

Ah Sun-flower! weary of time,Who countest the steps of the SunSeeking after that sweet golden climeWhere the travellers journey is done.

Reception

Reviewer Dave Langford said, "Well written and characterized, this has an old-fashioned feel despite up-to-date lack of inhibitions."^[2] Dave Pringle's review said "I found this an irritating book, implausible, overlong, outdated and would-be risque."^[3]

Reviews

• Review by Faren Miller (1983) in Locus, #273 October 1983
• Review by Brian Stableford (1984) in Foundation, #30 March 1984
• Review by Tom Easton (1984) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1984
• Review by David Barrett (1984) in Vector 121
• Review by David Pettus (1985) in Thrust, #22, Summer 1985

External links

• Steps of the Sun
• Walter Tevis talks about science fiction, "speculative fiction," and his novels of the future, The Steps of the Sun and Mockingbird.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Penguin Classics, Walter Tevis . 2015-05-25 . 2015-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150525231831/http://www.penguinclassics.co.uk/authors/walter-tevis/33639/ . dead .
2. Langford . Dave . David Langford . Critical Mass . . 51 . 14 . . March 1984 .
3. Pringle. Dave. David Pringle. Book Review . review . . 13. 45 . TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. . April 1984.