Striped Holes
| Author | Damien Broderick |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Faustus Hexagram |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Avon |
| Publication date | November 1988 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 179 pp. |
| Awards | 1989 Ditmar Award, Best Australian Long Fiction, winner |
| ISBN | 0-380-75377-4 |
| Preceded by | The Black Grail |
| Followed by | The Sea's Furthest End |
Striped Holes is a 1988 science fiction novel by Damien Broderick.[1] Published by Avon, it won the Ditmar Award in 1989 (in the Best Australian Long Fiction category).[2][3] It is the fifth novel in the author's The Faustus Hexagram series.[4]
Plot
The novel is a humorous story about how one individual, George Bone, became a God.[5]
Critical reception
In his review in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in 1989 Tom Easton concluded that the novel was "a little thin perhaps, but fun."[6]
Reviewing the Mandarin Australia edition of the novel in 1991 critic Bruce Gillespie noted that "the prose is amusing and attractive." He went on to comment that the novel "comes into its own as soon as Broderick leaves [Douglas] Adams territory, as soon as he forgets the form and makes Broderick jokes and Melbourne references."[5]
Other reviews include:
- Review by Janice M. Eisen in Aboriginal Science Fiction, March–April 1989
- Review by Nicholas Mahoney in Paperback Inferno, no. 78
- Review by Artur Starski in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction 01 (02) 1992 (Polish edition)
Publication History
After the novel's initial publication in USA by Avon in 1988[1] it was reprinted as follows:
References
- 1 2 3 "Striped Holes by Damien Broderick". ISFDB. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ LynC, ed. (1989). "Australian Science Fiction Achievement Awards ("The Ditmars")" (PDF). Thyme. No. 75. p. 3.
- ↑ Collins, Paul; McMullen, Sean; Paulsen, Steven (1998). "Awards". In Collins, Paul; Paulsen, Steven; McMullen, Sean (eds.). The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy. Carlton South, Victoria: Melbourne University Press. pp. 3–5. ISBN 0-522-84771-4.
- ↑ "The Faustus Hexagram series by Damien Broderick". ISFDB. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- 1 2 ""Striped Holes"" (PDF). SF Commentary 69/70, p41. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ ""The Reference Library"" (PDF). Analog Science Fiction and Fact, August 1989, p178. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Striped Holes by Damien Broderick". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2026.