British Summertime (GollanczF.) (Paperback)

~ Paul Cornell (Author) "Fran finished casting the circle..." (more)
Key Phrases: golden men, golden man, Douglas Leyton, Crimson Dragon, Alison Parmeter (more...)

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Product Description

Alison Parmeter can read anything—body language, expressions, the shape of a city. Squadron Leader Leyton is a pilot from a utopian future. He’s dropped back in time, but it’s startlingly different from anything he learned in history lessons. Jocelyn, his navigator, is a head without a body, captive in a world she can’t trust. This group must map out a quest for Alison's best friend, who was stolen by the Golden Men, who some call Angels. This quest reaches back to the New Testament, and forward to the end of time.

About the Author

Paul Cornell is the author of six Doctor Who novels, several children's books and six non-fiction TV tie-in books, as well as Something More, his first stand-alone SF novel, published by Gollancz. He has written extensively for television, including Casualty, Coronation Street, Children's Ward and Springhill, and has just been commissioned for an original series for Channel Four. He has written the newest film outing for Dr Who, an animated adventure, featuring a star-studded cast headed by Richard E Grant Paul is also an established TV writer, working on such series as BBC1's Casualty.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Gollancz (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0575074043
• ISBN-13: 978-0575074040
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,660,058 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite, February 5, 2007

By	ADB "Student/Artist" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

I came across this book by chance at a used bookstore. I read the description on the back--time travel, angels, religion...it seemed interesting, if a bit scattered. I paid maybe $4 for it, and had it for a year before I actually read it.

Once I got past the first few chapters, I was hooked--this book is complicated, and fast-paced. The characters are strong but the story is stronger. I am a fan of modern fantasy and sci-fi that doesn't resemble star trek. Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors. If you like his imagination and complex storylines, like American Gods or Anansi Boys, you will be blown away by this book. It is even more imaginative, even more complex.

This isn't a light read, it takes some getting used to in the beginning, but it all comes together later on. Lots of powerful images, and a touching/tragic love story woven into it as well. I would recommend this to anyone who likes an expansive, surprising story. It does not dissapoint.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Summertime, July 22, 2007

By	Lou Anders - See all my reviews

This review is from: British Summertime (Gollancz SF) (Paperback)

Paul Cornell wrote the single best episode of Doctor Who in the entire decades-long history of the program with the two-part episode "Human Nature / the Family of Blood." He's also one of the best of the writers to emerge from the Virgin Books line of Doctor Who novels, and is proving to be an accomplished comic book writer with his recent work for Marvel. British Summertime is one of his two "mainstream" science fiction novels, and it's an absolutely brilliant work. I'm glad to see it making it's US debut now and I hope that US readers are about to discover what a fantastic writer Paul is.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, October 8, 2008

By	C. Tircuit - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: British Summertime (Gollancz SF) (Paperback)

If you like Tim Powers, Theodore Sturgeon, Neil Gaiman, PKD, and Jon Courtenay Grimwood, you'll like this time-tripping read. This is not really young adult fiction, be prepared to think about weighty issues such as Christianity, capitalism, sex, and drugs.