''The Delta'' is a

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

novel by English writer

Colin Wilson Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was an English existentialist philosopher-novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal, eventually writing more than a hundred books. Wilson called his p ...

, published in 1987.

Plot summary

The novel's main protagonist, Niall, heads for the Delta to investigate the source of a vital spiritual force which causes insects to grow large.

Reception

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

, reviewing ''The Delta'' for ''

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'' #100, stated that "''The Delta'' is better than promised by ''The Tower'', but the crudeness of its SF tropes detracts from the more interesting Wilson philosophy."

Reviews

*Review by Jim England (1988) in

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142https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?8904 *Review by Andy Sawyer (1988) in Paperback Inferno, #75

References

1987 British novels 1987 science fiction novels Novels by Colin Wilson {{1980s-specf-novel-stub