Arrows of Desire (novel)

Seven hundred years after the Age of Destruction, Britain of the future is administered by the peaceful Euro-African Federation. Beyond the perimeter of the Foundation's settlement at Avebury, the ancient British tribes in the forest are showing signs of unrest.^[2]

The short novel includes references to Roman Britain and has been interpreted as commentary on the Thatcher government, the contemporary situation in Ireland and the treatment of immigrants in England.^[3] Charles Champlin notes its "waggish good cheer".^[1]

Dave Langford reviewed Arrows of Desire for White Dwarf #92, and stated that "Even a throwaway joke about the lost lore silicon chips is contradicted by the presence of sophisticated electronics, lasers, tracker-robots resembling Jeter's slow bullet, etc. Editors are supposed to spot these things."^[2]