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3.0 out of 5 stars
Devilish Dolls,
By Elliot (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wondersmith (Kindle Edition)
Irish-born, New York-based author Fitz-James O'Brien wrote some of the earliest science fiction stories, including The Diamond Lens (1858) and What Was It? A Mystery (1859). This novelette (also from 1859) is more supernatural horror than science fiction-- it is about Gypsy sorcerors who animate dolls to carry out a fiendish scheme-- but it can also be seen as a precursor of SF stories about rebellious robots. It is, despite its age, still a pretty good read, if you can get past the decidedly un-PC tone of the story (it has nasty, if offhand, remarks about Jews and Italians on the first page, and the plot centers on evil Gypsies out to avenge themselves on "Christian children"). One minor point of historical interest-- the story talks about Santa Claus bringing toys to children on New Year's Eve, not Christmas Eve. I have to assume that was the way it was done in New York in the 1850s. |
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The Wondersmith by Fitz-James O'Brien (Paperback - June 2004)
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