Empire of Two Worlds

Empire of Two Worlds
First edition
Author	Barrington J. Bayley
Cover artist	John Schoenherr
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	1972
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	157
OCLC	1305522

Empire of Two Worlds is the third science fiction novel by Barrington J. Bayley. The main characters are "tankless" inhabitants of a dim and dry colony world who attempt to find a lost gateway back to Earth.

Literary significance and reception

Rhys Hughes said that the novel was "engrossing" but inferior to his contemporary shorter work.^[1]

John Clute described Empire of Two Worlds, along with Annihilation Factor and Collision Course, as "variously successful".^[2]

References

↑ "Annihilation Factotum: The work of Barrington J. Bayley". The Council for the Literature of the Fantastic. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
↑ "Bayley, Barrington J.". SF Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Retrieved 2012-11-07.

Works by Barrington J. Bayley

Novels

Robot novels	The Soul of the Robot (1974) The Rod of Light (1985)

Standalone novels	The Star Virus (1970) Annihilation Factor (1972) Empire of Two Worlds (1972) Collision Course (1973) The Fall of Chronopolis (1974) The Garments of Caean (1976) The Grand Wheel (1977) Star Winds (1978) The Pillars of Eternity (1982) The Zen Gun (1983) The Forest of Peldain (1985) The Sinners of Erspia (2002) The Great Hydration (2002)

Tie-in novels	Warhammer 40,000: Eye of Terror (1999)

Collections

The Knights of the Limits (1978)
The Seed of Evil (1979)

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