''The Old Lie'' is a 2019 novel by
Claire G. Coleman. It is about Earth joining an alien force, the Federation, to defend against another, the Conglomeration.
Reception
A reviewer in ''
Locus
Locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to:
Mathematics and science
* Locus (mathematics), the set of points satisfying a particular condition, often forming a curve
* Root locus analysis, a diagram visualizing the position of r ...
'', although finding ''The Old Lie'' "an infuriating novel to read," concludes that "what ultimately shines through is Coleman’s passion, her fury and, most importantly, her keen sense of justice."
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The Adelaide Review
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'' wrote that "Coleman interrogates our own recent past and present from stolen generations and
Maralinga
Maralinga is a desert area around large located in the west of South Australia, within the Great Victoria Desert. The area is best known for being the location of several British nuclear tests in the 1950s.
In January 1985, in recognition of ...
weapons testing to the age-old capacity for cold, bureaucratic inhumanity exhibited by aliens and humans alike."
''The Old Lie'' has also been reviewed by ''
The Canberra Times
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History
''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1 ...
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The Saturday Paper
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The Sydney Morning Herald
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Australian Book Review
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See also
* ''
Terra Nullius
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Since the nineteenth century it has occasionally been used in international law as a principle to justify claims that territory may be acquired ...
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References
External links
Library holdings of ''The Old Lie''Native Apocalypse in Claire G. Coleman’s The Old LieColeman discusses ''The Old Lie'' at the Sydney Writers' FestivalDiscussion with Coleman on The Book Show about ''The Old Lie''
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2019 Australian novels
Australian science fiction novels
2019 science fiction novels
Military science fiction novels
Indigenous Australian science fiction
Hachette Book Group books