![]() ![]() ‘When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. The plot is thus, to quote the back of the book: ![]() It makes its point, leaves an imaginative impression and then leaves. Like Fritz Leiber’s equally brief Award-winning novella The Big Time (won in 1958 and reviewed HERE), Forest does not outstay its welcome. ![]() The Word for World Is Forest is an unusual addition to the Gollancz SF Masterworks series, yet a terrific one.īeing little more than 100 pages (and that includes a three-page Introduction by Ken MacLeod and a six page Introduction by the author herself) it was the winner of the Hugo Award in 1973 for Best Novella.ĭespite its brevity, it is a masterclass in the case of the adage that sometimes ‘less is more’. ![]()
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