''Circumpolar!'' is a novel by Richard A. Lupoff published in 1984.

Plot summary

''Circumpolar!'' is a novel in which an alternative history is depicted with vastly different geography, involving a Great Air Race featuring the von Richthofens competing against Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed ''Circumpolar!'' for ''

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'' #70, and stated that "It goes on a bit long and it grossly libels the Red Baron, but it's amusing." In his '' Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia'',

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cited the book as one of the relatively rare examples of science fiction dealing with the

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concept.

Reviews

*Review by Faren Miller (1984) in

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, #280 May 1984 *Review by Joe Sanders (1985) in

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, July 1985 *Review by L. J. Hurst (1985) in

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128 *Review by David Pringle (1985) in Interzone, #14 Winter 1985/86 *Review by Tom Easton (1986) in

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, March 1986 *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in

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, #80 May 1986

References

1984 American novels 1984 science fiction novels American alternate history novels American science fiction novels Cultural depictions of Amelia Earhart Flat Earth Novels by Richard A. Lupoff {{sf-novel-stub