Beasts describes a world in which genetically engineered animals are given a variety of human characteristics. Painter is a leo, a combination of man and lion. Reynard, a character derived from medieval European fable, is part fox.
Political forces result in the leos being deemed an experimental failure, first resigned to reservations, and later to be hunted down and eliminated. A central element of the story is the relationship between Painter and Reynard, who acts as a kingmaker behind the scenes.
Receptionedit
The New York Times reviewer Gerald Jonas praised Crowley's "prodigious inventiveness", describing the novel as "a memorable tale that ends too soon."[2]
Brian W. Aldiss and David Wingrove reported that "for all the poetry in Crowley's writing, Beasts treats its subject matter in a realistic mode that gives the book a resonance and a relevance it might otherwise have lacked."[3]
Dave Langford reviewed Beasts for White Dwarf #99, and stated that "The slightest of Crowley's works? I recant: anything by him demands to be read and reread."[4]
Referencesedit
^drsleep. . Webpages.charter.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
beasts, crowley, novel, beasts, novel, american, writer, john, crowley, published, 1976, doubleday, beastsfirst, coverauthorjohn, crowleycover, artistjohn, cayea, countryunited, stateslanguageenglishgenrescience, fictionpublisherdoubledaypublication, date1976,. Beasts is a novel by American writer John Crowley published in 1976 by Doubleday BeastsFirst ed coverAuthorJohn CrowleyCover artistJohn Cayea 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreScience fictionPublisherDoubledayPublication date1976 first edition Media typePrintISBN0385112602OCLC731182754 Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksPlot summary editBeasts describes a world in which genetically engineered animals are given a variety of human characteristics Painter is a leo a combination of man and lion Reynard a character derived from medieval European fable is part fox Political forces result in the leos being deemed an experimental failure first resigned to reservations and later to be hunted down and eliminated A central element of the story is the relationship between Painter and Reynard who acts as a kingmaker behind the scenes Reception editThe New York Times reviewer Gerald Jonas praised Crowley s prodigious inventiveness describing the novel as a memorable tale that ends too soon 2 Brian W Aldiss and David Wingrove reported that for all the poetry in Crowley s writing Beasts treats its subject matter in a realistic mode that gives the book a resonance and a relevance it might otherwise have lacked 3 Dave Langford reviewed Beasts for White Dwarf 99 and stated that The slightest of Crowley s works I recant anything by him demands to be read and reread 4 References edit drsleep John Crowley The Books Webpages charter net Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2016 04 18 Of Things to Come The New York Times November 21 1976 Aldiss amp Wingrove Trillion Year Spree Victor Gollancz 1986 pp 456 57 Langford Dave March 1988 Critical Mass White Dwarf No 99 Games Workshop p 11 External links editBeasts title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database nbsp This article about a 1970s science fiction novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beasts Crowley novel amp oldid 1135057584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
