Author | Barrington J. Bayley |
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Cover artist | Don Maitz |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | DAW Books |
Publication date | August 1977 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print ( Paperback) |
Pages | 176 |
ISBN | 978-0-87997-318-6 |
The Grand Wheel is the eighth science fiction novel by Barrington J. Bayley. The novel follows Cheyne Scarne, a professor of "randomatics", as he is selected by the eponymous organization (which holds a galactic monopoly on games of chance) to represent humanity in a card game with infinitely varying rules. The name of the main character appears to be a reference to John Scarne.
Rhys Hughes, in his survey of Bayley's work, described The Grand Wheel as an "entertaining gambling novel" with a "seedy and elegant" atmosphere. [1] Colin Greenland, writing in Foundation 18, received the novel negatively, saying that it had been produced for the market and "would have been old in 1957". [2]
Author | Barrington J. Bayley |
---|---|
Cover artist | Don Maitz |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | DAW Books |
Publication date | August 1977 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print ( Paperback) |
Pages | 176 |
ISBN | 978-0-87997-318-6 |
The Grand Wheel is the eighth science fiction novel by Barrington J. Bayley. The novel follows Cheyne Scarne, a professor of "randomatics", as he is selected by the eponymous organization (which holds a galactic monopoly on games of chance) to represent humanity in a card game with infinitely varying rules. The name of the main character appears to be a reference to John Scarne.
Rhys Hughes, in his survey of Bayley's work, described The Grand Wheel as an "entertaining gambling novel" with a "seedy and elegant" atmosphere. [1] Colin Greenland, writing in Foundation 18, received the novel negatively, saying that it had been produced for the market and "would have been old in 1957". [2]