''Morlock Night'' is a science fiction novel by American writer K. W. Jeter. It was published in 1979. In a letter to '' Locus Magazine'' in April 1987, Jeter coined the word "

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" to describe it and other novels by James Blaylock and Tim Powers. ''Morlock Night'' uses the ideas of

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in which the Morlocks of Wells' 1895 novella ''

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'' themselves use the device to travel back into the past and menace Victorian

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and Merlin appear as England's saviors.

References

Sources

*''Worlds Enough and Time: Explorations of Time in Science Fiction and Fantasy ''by Gary Westfahl *''King Arthur's Modern Return (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) ''by Debra Mancoff (on page 8 and page 313) *''Critical Mass: A Primer for Living with the Future'' by Pat McGrew (on page 100) *''Space, Time, and Infinity: Essays on Fantastic Literature'' by Brian Stableford (page 87)

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* 1979 science fiction novels Sequel novels Modern Arthurian fiction American science fiction novels The Time Machine Novels about time travel Adaptations of works by H. G. Wells American steampunk novels Novels by K. W. Jeter Novels set in London 1979 American novels {{1970s-sf-novel-stub