The Furies [Hardcover]

Keith Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1966

They are called the Keepers, and the thing they guard so jealously is not material in the way that humans understand the word. It has volume but no shape, mass but no size.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 196 pages
• Publisher: Borgo Press; 1st edition. Debut novel, very scarce, typical Bri edition (December 1, 1966)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587151006
• ISBN-13: 978-1587151002
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,316,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Roberts First - Great for a cringe, March 22, 2000

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Michael E. Noll "sphinxes" (Omaha) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Furies (Hardcover)

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Long Wait ..., July 22, 2000

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Paintbun (Devon, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Furies (Paperback)

I read this book more or less by accident when it was originally published. Unfortunately the book belonged to someone else so I couldn't keep it.

I've tried many times to find the book since that time, always being told that it wasn't available or out of print. Now, thanks to the internet I managed to get a copy through Amazon and reading it again after all these years I remembered exactly why I spent that amount of time trying to find it!

This is an excellent sci fi book which keeps the reader on the edge of their seat with enough action to last a lifetime mixed in with plenty of human qualities.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great story, December 31, 2009

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Jack Of Alltrades "Just another soul" (Loth Ethtadoth Unidoth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Furies (Berkley Medallion SF, F1177) (Mass Market Paperback)

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.