The Continent of Lies
The Continent of Lies is a 1984 novel written by James K. Morrow.
Plot summary
The Continent of Lies is a novel in which the story centers on the concept of a "cephapple," a fictional vegetable that functions like a pre-programmed dose of LSD, delivering vivid, immersive dream experiences akin to watching a compelling movie. Because users live within these dreams, the creation process is critical. The plot follows a disturbed individual who engineers a terrifying dream and finds someone to cultivate it, prompting the weary Quininn to undertake a mission to locate and destroy the resulting cephapple tree.Reception
Wendy Graham reviewed The Continent of Lies for Adventurer magazine and stated that "Nice story, a Science Fiction whodunnit really, and well paced, apart from the bits where the good guys are travelling through the tree, which I found a real yawn."Reviews
- Review by Debbie Notkin in Locus, #278 March 1984
- Review by Joseph Marchesani in Fantasy Review, August 1984
- Review by Norman Spinrad in Fiction Magazine, December 1984
- Review by Baird Searles in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1985
- Review by Thomas A. Easton in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1985
- Review by Jim England in Vector 126
- Review by Mary Gentle in Interzone, Autumn 1985,
- Review by Don D'Ammassa in Science Fiction Chronicle, #77 February 1986
- Review by Roland C. Wagner in Fiction, #383
- Review by Christopher Ogden in Paperback Inferno, #65
- Review by Elaine Cochrane in SF Commentary, #67
- Review by Scott Campbell in SF Commentary, #71/72