1989 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
Amazing Stories
"Kagan does have a dry and effective sense of humor, of the sort that I enjoy in Steven Brust's books."
S.F. Chronicle
"Hellspark has some really fascinating settings, a familiar but well constructed plot, and good action scenes."
Genre: Science Fiction
"Kagan does have a dry and effective sense of humor, of the sort that I enjoy in Steven Brust's books."
S.F. Chronicle
"Hellspark has some really fascinating settings, a familiar but well constructed plot, and good action scenes."
Genre: Science Fiction
Praise for this book
"Janet Kagan writes terrrific science fiction. Imaginative and insightful with characters you really care about." - A C Crispin
"Janet Kagan is a seductive and engaging storyteller and a first-class SF writer. This book is her masterpiece to date, one of the best SF adventures of the 1980s." - David G Hartwell
"One of our very favorite novels in any genre. If you have not read Hellspark you must do so immediately. It's that good." - Sharon Lee
"An absolute delight." - Mike Resnick
"A wealth of unique imagery and rich characterization makes Hellspark a thoroughly satisfying book." - Lawrence Watt-Evans
"Janet Kagan is a seductive and engaging storyteller and a first-class SF writer. This book is her masterpiece to date, one of the best SF adventures of the 1980s." - David G Hartwell
"One of our very favorite novels in any genre. If you have not read Hellspark you must do so immediately. It's that good." - Sharon Lee
"An absolute delight." - Mike Resnick
"A wealth of unique imagery and rich characterization makes Hellspark a thoroughly satisfying book." - Lawrence Watt-Evans
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