(See, e.g., at right the cover art for my copy of The Pastel City.) View the entire comment thread. Why is it that science fiction authors tend to assume that, after the apocalypse, mankind will revert to a pre-industrial European state? Perhaps they're merely inspired by the vision of men wearing fluttering capes and romping around on horseback through the ashes of our modern world. (See, e.g., at right the cover art for my copy of The Pastel City.)
The Pastel City isn't just a quick read, it's a satisfying story - and that's saying a lot. Harrison's novel is a wonder: in a quarter of the time a modern fantasy author would take, Harrison builds a world, develops characters, and tosses in some major action sequences, a dirigible and a mechanical vulture (inspiration for Harryhausen's Bubo, perhaps?) all in 144 pages. Instead, I'll tell you what most struck me about the little novel - its economy. John Harrison's The Pastel City over the years that there's little I can offer that hasn't already been said better elsewhere.
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