SEAGULLS UNDER GLASS: And Other Stories

by Peter Tate ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 28, 1975

A Sci-Fi-Can-Be-Literature collection which falls somewhere between the ambitious and the pretentious. Tate obviously believes that a modishly cool, abrupt manner is the hallmark of distinction, and puts together his narratives in a series of elliptical fits and starts. But there are three or four stories of sustained ingenuity and polish -- notably a startling little number about a fifth-rate poet who is invaded by a parasitic plant bent on conquering new planets, a horrifying tale about a child goaded to murder by the computerized manipulations of an irresponsible parent, and the grim title story, in which a retirement home turns out to be something close to an abattoir.

Pub Date: March 28, 1975

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1975

Categories: FICTION