| 词条 | Ballroom of the Skies |
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| name = Ballroom of the Skies | image = Ballroom of the skies.jpg | caption = Paperback cover | author = John D. MacDonald | country = United States | language = English | genre = Science fiction | publisher = Fawcett Publications | release_date = 1952 | media_type = Print | pages = | isbn = }} Ballroom of the Skies is a 1952 science fiction novel by American writer John D. MacDonald. Though MacDonald was primarily a mystery novelist famed for his Travis McGee series, he did write some science fiction short stories and novels. Other titles include Wine of the Dreamers (1951) and The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (1962). Plot summaryThe story involves Earth sometime after World War III, with Brazil, Iran, and India as the prevailing superpowers. The plot reveals the reasons behind humanity's history of perpetual war and strife, which is that leaders of an intergalactic empire are always chosen from among humans but must first be tested by extreme hardship.[1] Critical receptionIn a 1953 review, The New York Times said that "..if the novel is at times implausible, it is certainly never dull."[2] Galaxy reviewer Groff Conklin described Ballroom as "an exciting and effective alien invasion novel."[3] In F&SF, Boucher and McComas described Ballroom as "an admirably conceived suspense-melodrama with a fine new Fortean surprise," although they faulted the text's "unpolished first-draft form."[4] References1. ^{{cite book |title=The Red Hot Typewriter: The Life and Times of John D. MacDonald |last=Merrill |first=Hugh |authorlink=Hugh Merrill |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-312-20905-6 |publisher=MacMillan |page=89}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1953/03/29/archives/terrestrial-recruits-ballroom-of-the-skies-by-john-d-macdonald-206.html |title=In the Spaceman’s Realm |work=The New York Times |last=McComas |first=J. Francis |date=March 29, 1953 }} 3. ^"Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1953, p.122 4. ^"Recommended Reading," F&SF, May 1953, p.91 External links
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