Pavane
by Keith Roberts · first published 1968
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Lots, I guess highlights would be... Pavane by Keith Roberts The Spire by William Golding Running Man by Stephen King Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗A really odd alternate history novel I read recently is called 'Pavane'. Worth a read if you're into that kind of thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavane_(novel)
on “What if? On the value of counterfactual history” ↗Likewise "Pavane", an alternative history science fiction novel by British writer Keith Roberts.
on “The 1871 Samuel Morse Statue (2014)” ↗I was hoping someone would Go Postal. Then there's Keith Roberts' novel Pavane.
on “Email in the 18th century: the optical telegraph” ↗