“‘If everything continues to run smoothly, we should have four people in Medieval Languedoc by this time tomorrow night.’”
It seems incongruous to use the word ‘authentic’ in regard to most works of speculative fiction, thanks to their flights of fancy, and it may seem problematic to apply it to a novel that hinges on the sentence quoted above — but it’s the stylish no-nonsense authenticity of Langue[dot]doc 1305 that makes it such a memorable and outstanding work.
authenticityLangue[dot]doc 1305Part of this novel’s authenticity derives from its author’s background. Gillian Polack worked in the Australian public service for ten years, and that period of extended experience (and close observation) pays off in this novel. Her scientists and academics are thoroughly credible, weighed down b
