Few things are more satisfying in sci-fi with a literary bent than mingling high-brow cultural speculation with low-brow humor. ...] Readers who favor the sensual detail and daring brilliance of Brian Aldiss, Samuel R. Delany, Carol Emshwiller, George R.R. Martin, and Frank Herbert will find much to enjoy in this dazzling translation of a writer little known in North America.
- William J. Grabowski, Library Journal
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