FORGOTTEN BOOKS #261: THE CHALK GIANTS/KITEWORLD/THE GRAIN KINGS By Keith Roberts

CHALK GIANTS
Keith Roberts is best known for his alternative-history SF novel, Pavane (1968), where the Spanish Armada arrives safely and invades England. Gateway SF is publishing a series of omnibus volumes of classic SF works. This Keith Roberts omnibus collects The Chalk Giants (1974), Kiteworld (1985), and The Grain Kings (1976). The Chalk Giants is a series of linked short stories with a patented British catastrophe theme. Kiteworld is a post-nuclear holocaust novel. The Grain Kings explores a future where food is becoming a scarce commodity. I’ve ordered about a dozen more of these Gateway SF omnibuses. If you’re interested in this excellent series, just click here to see their forthcoming books.

11 thoughts on “FORGOTTEN BOOKS #261: THE CHALK GIANTS/KITEWORLD/THE GRAIN KINGS By Keith Roberts

  1. Jeff Meyerson

    George, you are a very bad influence! The last thing I need to do is order more books but these look good. Wasn’t Frank Denton friends with Keith Roberts? I seem to remember him visiting Roberts in England.

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  2. Richard

    On the site, it says, for each book, “From the vaults of The SF Gateway, the most comprehensive digital library of classic SFF titles ever assembled, comes an ideal introduction to the work of one of the giants of the Golden Age,…”. Does the comprehensive digital library (emphasis mine) mean these are e-books? Sure sounds like it.

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    1. george Post author

      Rick, Gateway has an extensive collection of e-books. They’ve decided to offer some omnibus editions in print. Some of the books are available in the U.S. The other omnibus editions are available through AMAZON “partners” at reasonable prices. I think these volumes are well worth the money!

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    1. george Post author

      Rick, I went on AMAZON, looked at the Gateway omnibus offerings and then ordered them from the AMAZON partners. That’s how I received this Keith Roberts volume.

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