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Lifekeeper

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First edition (publ. Avon Books)

Lifekeeper is a novel by Mike McQuay published in 1980.

Plot summary

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Lifekeeper is a novel in which the world is controlled by warring military dictatorships.[1]

Reception

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Greg Costikyan reviewed Lifekeeper in Ares Magazine #5 and commented that "McQuay should have taken Brunner's advice to would-be writers: first write a novel; then throw it out; then write another novel. Your second might be readable."[1]

Reviews

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  • Review by B. A. Clark and Carol Haldeman (1981) in Shadows of ... Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, #4 February 1981[2]
  • Review by Nigel E. Richardson (1985) in Paperback Inferno, #55
  • Review by Carol McGeehon (1985) in Fantasy Review, August 1985

References

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  1. ^ a b Costikyan, Greg (November 1980). "Books". Ares Magazine (5). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 10-11.
  2. ^ "Title: Lifekeeper". www.isfdb.org.