Here Comes the Sun (Holt novel)

Here Comes the Sun

First edition
Author	Tom Holt
Cover artist	Stephen Lee
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Orbit Books
Publication date	1993
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	282 pp
ISBN	1-85723-125-2
OCLC	28674477

Here Comes the Sun is a 1993 science-fiction comedy novel by Tom Holt. The book was published in the UK by Orbit Books and is Holt's first comic science fiction novel.

Plot

Mechanical failures begin to trouble the Sun, making it hard for its driver to complete his rounds. The sun is in need of maintenance, and other things are breaking down all over the universe. Fresh ideas are needed. Jane, a mortal and a management trainee, is brought in the sort it all.

Reception

Critical reception for the novel was mixed, with SF Crowsnest praising Holt's dialogue, saying he has "the ability to make the reader laugh out loud and should be treasured".[1]

Footnotes

1. The Divine Comedies: Here Comes The Sun & Odds And Ends by Tom Holt SF Crowsnest

References

• Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". Retrieved 25 February 2008.
• Clute, John; John Grant (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 477. ISBN 0-88184-708-9.