The Glamour (novel)

1984 novel by Christopher Priest

The Glamour is a novel by Christopher Priest published in 1984.

## Plot summary

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The Glamour is a novel in which a cameraman becomes an amnesiac.[1] He and several other characters turn out to have "the Glamour," i.e. the power of invisibility.

## Reception

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Dave Langford reviewed The Glamour for White Dwarf #60, and stated that "The Glamour should be read rather than described in all its strange detail; hypnotic, tricky, uneasy and full of double meaning, it demands to be reread the moment you've finished. Excellent."[1]

## Reviews

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* Review by Faren Miller (1985) in Locus, #288 January 1985
* Review by Paul Kincaid (1985) in Vector 124/125
* Review by Richard Mathews (1985) in Fantasy Review, June 1985
* Review by Algis Budrys (1985) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1985
* Review by D. W. 'Doc' Kennedy (1985) in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, October 1985
* Review by Don D'Ammassa (1985) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #73 October 1985
* Review by Judith Hanna (1985) in Interzone, #11 Spring 1985
* Review by David Pringle (1988) in Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels

## References

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1. ^ a b Langford, Dave (December 1984). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 60\. Games Workshop. p. 11.`{{cite magazine}}`: CS1 maint: year (link)