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'Light is a remarkable book тАФ easily my favourite sf novel in the last decade, maybe longer'
Neil Gaiman

'The ride is uproarious, breathtaking, exhilarating . . . This is a novel of full-spectrum literary dominance,
making the transition from the grainily commonplace now to a wild far future seem not just easy but
natural, and connecting the minimal and the spectacular with grace and elegance. It is a work of тАФ and
about тАФ the highest order.' Iain Banks, Guardian

'Light is a literary singularity: at one and the same time a grim, gaudy space opera that respects the
physics, and a contemporary novel that unflinchingly revisits the choices that warp a life. It's almost
unbearably good. Ken MacLeod

'M. John Harrison's jubilant return to science fiction constitutes something of an event. Light depicts its
author as a wit, an awesomely fluent and versatile prose stylist, and an sf thinker as dedicated to probing
beneath the surfaces as William Gibson is to describing how the world seems when reflected in them, SF
fans and sceptics alike are advised to head towards this Light.'
Independent

'M. John Harrison proves what only those crippled by respect- ability still doubt тАФ that science fiction
can be literature, of the very greatest kind. Light puts most modern fiction to shame. It's a magnificent
book.' China Mi├йville

'Light is dark, and heavy. Certainly quantum mechanics тАФ both propellant and unifying force in this
remarkable novel тАФ is nobody's idea of falling off a log. But its strange conjunctions, disregard for
causality and meticulous examination of the coming-into-being of things are the background to Harrison's
first pure science-fiction book for 30 years. This is a serious philo-sophical book, beautifully constructed
. . . it will soon be regarded as one of the most dazzling novels of its genre.'
Daily Telegraph
'Having read (not by choice) all the shortlisted Bookers for the last seven years, Light knocks the shit out
of the majority of them. It's profound, unique, complex, but the drawback it has on the Booker front is
that it's also incredibly entertaining and gripping. Who cares about literary prizes. You'll sell warehouses
full of this one.' Muriel Gray

'The novel's style alternates between terse pointillisme and a lyrical intensity that is almost hallucinogenic
. . . Harrison writes with fearsome, dextrous certainty about pretty much everything . . . Light is a novel
of visionary power.' The Times Literary Supplement

'Post-cyberpunk, post-slipstream, post-everything, Light is the leanest, meanest space opera since
Nova. Visually acute, shot through with wonder and horror in equal measure, in Light's dual-stranded
narrative M. John Harrison pulls off the difficult trick of making the present seem every bit as baroque
and strange as his neon-lit deep future. Set the controls for Radio Bay and prepare to get lost in the
K-Tract. You won't regret it.' Alastair Reynolds

'Part of the bliss of Light is that he is as interested in the hearts of his characters as he is in their worlds . .
. it juggles storylines with exemplary balance and alternates beauty, terror and wild farce to keep us
perpetually on edge' Time Out

'Dense and complex тАФ but also action-packed and fast-moving. An impressive novel, rare proof of what
science fiction can be' Complete Review