''Kiteworld'' is a novel by

Keith Roberts Keith John Kingston Roberts (20 September 1935 – 5 October 2000) was an English science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of ''Science Fantasy'' magazine, "Anita" (the first of a series of stor ...

published in 1985.

Plot summary

''Kiteworld'' is a novel in which men fly in kites at the borders of their land to defend against demons of legend.

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science-fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'' and holds the all-time record for most Hug ...

reviewed ''Kiteworld'' for ''

White Dwarf A white dwarf is a Compact star, stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. A white dwarf is very density, dense: in an Earth sized volume, it packs a mass that is comparable to the Sun. No nuclear fusion takes place i ...

'' #69, and stated that "Superlative stuff, even if the deux-ex-machina happy ending is a bit jarring."

Reviews

*Review by Chris Morgan (1985) in

Fantasy Review ''Fantasy Newsletter'', later renamed ''Fantasy Review'', was a major fantasy fanzine founded by Paul C. Allen and later issued by Robert A. Collins. Frequent contributors included Fritz Leiber and Gene Wolfe. Publication history The first iss ...

, July 1985 *Review by Faren Miller (1985) in Locus, #295 August 1985 *Review by Chris Bailey (1985) in

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128 *Review by Mary Gentle (1985) in Interzone, #14 Winter 1985/86 *Review by M. John Harrison (1985) in Foundation, #35 Winter 1985/1986, (1986) *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in

Science Fiction Chronicle ''Science Fiction Chronicle'' (later, just ''Chronicle'') was an American science fiction magazine (also called semiprozine) published from 1979 to 2006. It was named ''Science Fiction Chronicle'' until 2002 and from then until 2006, just ''Chro ...

, #85 October 1986

References

1985 novels Novels about kite flying {{1980s-novel-stub