Talking Man

1986 novel by Terry Bisson
978-0-87795-813-0 (Hardback, U.S.)
978-0380751419 (Paperback, U.S.)

Talking Man is a 1986 fantasy novel by American author Terry Bisson. The book tells the story of a Kentucky mechanic called "Talking Man". Talking Man is a wizard who creates his own world.[1]

Reception

Orson Scott Card rated Talking Man as one of the best SF books of 1986, saying "Bisson brings off his story of a Kentucky junkyard wizard with panache."[2]

Dave Langford reviewed Talking Man for White Dwarf #95, and stated that "quest to save the world from having never been involves a demented car-chase from Kentucky to the North Pole: enjoyably offbeat."[3]

References

  1. ^ Talking Man at Fantastic Fiction
  2. ^ "Books to Look For", F&SF, May 1987
  3. ^ Langford, Dave (November 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 95. Games Workshop. p. 12.

External links

  • Terry Bisson: the author's own website
  • Review by Jo Walton
  • Extract from Publishers Weekly review
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