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ISBN: 1880448858

ISBN13: 9781880448854

The Furies

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The Furies is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Keith Roberts. Set in a Britain devastated by a mysterious catastrophe, the novel follows survivors as they struggle to rebuild in a world overrun by gigantic, mutated wasps. These deadly creatures, growing to monstrous sizes due to an unexplained phenomenon, dominate the landscape, making human survival a constant battle.

Roberts crafts a tense and harrowing tale of resilience, fear, and the primal fight against an overwhelming force of nature. As civilization collapses, the survivors must navigate not only the threat of the Furies but also the breakdown of society itself. Combining elements of ecological horror, survival fiction, and classic British disaster storytelling, The Furies remains a gripping and unsettling vision of a world turned upside down.

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great story

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This was a rip roarin yarn all right enough. No, all the science doesn't make sense but who cares? It's a lot of fun and the hero is a decent enough chap. It has the flavor of what was written half a century ago: decent guy tells a good story.

Enthralling story about decent people resisting apocalypse

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is one of the best novels about alien invasion/apocalypse. It is written by an Englishman and is enlivened with English slang. The writing is damned good. Better than Heinlein. It might be compared to The Day of the Triffids (20th Century Rediscoveries), The Chrysalids (New York Review Books Classics), orEarth Abides.

Wonderful Book

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I still have the original paperback version of this book. The pages are yellowed and the binding is falling apart. Good story, characters you can care about and a villain scary enough to worry about

War of the Worlds ... With Wasps!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Just prior to the publication of my SF-Horror novel, Vespa, in August 2007, I learned that my book wasn't the only serious science fiction novel exploring what it'd be like if giant wasps emerged to take on mankind. The late Keith Roberts, an accomplished novelist in the genre, had already posed the scenario about four decades earlier in his novel The Furies, which I read in the fall of 2007. Oh well. ... So much for Vespa being the first of its kind, but I take solace in the fact that my wasps are parasitic, and Roberts' are not. That his narrative voice reminds me -- affectionately -- of H.G. Wells' in The War of the Worlds, while mine is more like Crichton's in Jurassic Park. I just so loved Roberts' The Furies, and if he were alive today, I'd tell him that ... even though I read somewhere that he wasn't too proud of the book. And if Roberts were alive today, I'd also send him a copy of Vespa, with a note saying, "Great minds think alike." Wink. (See www.deanlombardo.com for more information about Vespa the novel.)

Roberts First - Great for a cringe

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
1st book by Keith Roberts - even he can't stand it he said in a 1990's interview. But it has got some thinking behind it - not just giant insects attempting to take over the world. But advanced non-corporal intelligences that made a teeny mistake when they arrived at Earth and choose the wrong form....Essential if your a collector.
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