Darkchild is a science fiction novel by American writer Sydney J. Van Scyoc, published in 1982.
Plot summary It is the story of a clone named Darkchild, programmed to use his potent psionic powers to observe other people.
Reception Colin Greenland reviewed the novel for Imagine magazine, and stated that "It's a grim and tearful story, and for all its imaginative conviction I found it hard going, Van Sycoc is rather too lavish with her characters' misery."
Dave Langford reviewed Darkchild for White Dwarf #56, and stated that "Darkchild succeeds through evocative writing and 'information feed', that unobstructive trickle of data which [...] keeps satisfying your curiosity and at the same time stimulating it with fresh questions concerning the way things are."
Reviews Review by Faren Miller (1982) in Locus, #259 August 1982 Review by Debbie Notkin (1983) in Rigel Science Fiction, #7 Spring 1983https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?14259 Review by Tom Easton (1983) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1983 Review by Ellen Kushner (1983) in Heavy Metal, July 1983 Review by Alan Fraser (1984) in Paperback Inferno, #49
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