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Empire of Two Worlds

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Empire of Two Worlds
First edition
AuthorBarrington J. Bayley
Cover artistJohn Schoenherr
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherAce Books
Publication date
1972
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages157
OCLC1305522

Empire of Two Worlds is a science fiction novel by English writer Barrington J. Bayley. The main characters are "tankless" inhabitants of a dim and dry colony world who attempt to find a lost gateway back to Earth.

Literary significance and reception

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Rhys Hughes said that the novel was "engrossing" but inferior to his contemporary shorter work.[1]

John Clute described Empire of Two Worlds, along with Annihilation Factor and Collision Course, as "variously successful".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Annihilation Factotum: The work of Barrington J. Bayley". The Council for the Literature of the Fantastic. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Bayley, Barrington J." SF Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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