James Nicoll wrote:
The Paradox Men by Charles L. Harness
Is human redemption beyond even a nigh-godlike superhuman?
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/dreams-of-tomorrow
Aldiss and Wingrove say the novel : "plays high, wide, and handsome with
space and time, buzzes around the solar system like a demented hornet,
[and] is witty, profound, and trivial all in one breath".
I first encountered Harness by way of an amusing short story "The Chess players", and a somewhat enigmatic novella, "The Rose".
I'm sure I would still enjoy the story, and over the years people who
have borrowed the novella have praised it. But I'm not sure what I
would think of it now.
Harness continued to write and be published well into his eighties,
gaining Hugo and nebula nominations.
That said, I couldn't figure out what was going on in TPM and don't have
an urge to reread. I may give "The Ring of Ritornel" another try.
William Hyde
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