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The Carpet Makers
- Pet_Ant 3y ago> There is a prequel to The Carpet Makers titled Quest (2001), which has not been translated into English so far. Well that should be remedied.
- atq2119 3y agoThis is my favorite work of German science fiction, happy to see it mentioned here. Warning, the Wikipedia page contains major spoilers (as usual). The page mentions "Quest" as a prequel, which it technically is, though really it's better thought of as a different story in the same universe. The more recently released "Eines Menschen Flügel" (roughly: Wings of a Human) of the author is also set in that universe.
- The_Colonel 3y agoI absolutely loved the revelation about why the things are the way they are. So absolutely absurd yet in a way realistic.
- twic 3y agoThis is a bit of an odd book. I remember disliking it when I read it, feeling it was a bit of a trick story. But it's stayed with me in a way few stories have. With hindsight, I would say it's a fairytale in science fiction clothing. You have to read it with your brain in a mythic, analogical mode, rather than a literal and critical one. And it's only 300 odd pages, so you might as well give it a go.