Good News from Outer Space (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: John Kessel
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—invasion story
- Time of Work: 1999, with a scene in April, 2000
- Setting: The United States
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Twenty-first century, Television or television broadcasting, Fanaticism, Aliens, space, New Age movement
- Locales: United States
The Plot
Three chapters of Good News from Outer Space were published independently as short stories in 1987 and 1988, but they were rewritten extensively and now contribute to the novels intricate plot, a satire about religion, politics, and the mass media in 1990s America. The main characters are Lucy, a lawyer; her husband, George, a reporter at a tabloid news television program; and Richard, Georges editor. Lucy is the most sympathetic character, though George learns kindness and consideration, and Richards manic personality has its own appeal.
George becomes...
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