KESTEVEN, G.R.

KESTEVEN, G.R.
   Pseudonym of UK teacher and writer Geoffrey Robins Corsher (1911-), some of whose stories for children have been published under his own name. Of sf interest is The Pale Invaders (1974), a post- HOLOCAUST tale set in the FAR FUTURE and describing the impact upon an isolated valley culture ofthe discovery of technologies which reveal much hitherto hidden history. The Awakening Water (1977) has less impact.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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