Pollen (novel)

Pollen is a 1995 science fiction novel written by British author Jeff Noon.

Pollen
First edition UK cover
AuthorJeff Noon
Cover artistJoe Magee
CountryGreat Britain
LanguageEnglish
SeriesVurt series
GenreScience fiction
PublisherRingpull
Publication date
1995
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages327
ISBN1-85702-398-6
Preceded byVurt 
Followed byAutomated Alice 

Plot summary

Pollen is the sequel to Vurt and concerns the ongoing struggle between the real world and the virtual world. When concerning the virtual world, some references to Greek mythology are noticeable, including Persephone and Demeter, the river Styx and Charon, and Hades (portrayed by the character John Barleycorn). The novel is set in Manchester.

Influences

Noon is said to take his inspiration from music. While working on Pollen, he often listened to ‘Dream of a 100 Nations’ album by Transglobal Underground on repeat.

Things changed for my second novel, Pollen:by then I had really discovered the melancholic joys of house and techno music, and I think the novel reflects that change. Pollen is a much more tangled book, more fertile, a very overgrown, edge-of-wilderness narrative.[1]

Songs mentioned
gollark: This is serious, except the "dodecahedron" bit and maybe orbital laser strike.
gollark: Rule suggestions if we *must* change for whatever reason:```Do not do stupid/unreasonable things, including but not limited to- Spamming- Posting NSFW media- Posting NSFW messages after someone asks you to stop- Searching for and/or revealing personal information without permission- Excessive/annoying/spammy advertising- Threats or harassment- Breaking Discord ToS and associated documents- Having unpingable usernamesPlease try and be civil and respectful at all times. If you see the rules being violated, please report this to the staff team so that it can be appropriately dealt with.```
gollark: This is NOT permissible.
gollark: Thus, it is foolish generally to produce them outside this time.
gollark: Sandwiches CANNOT be consumed outside of this window.

References
  1. "SOUNDTRACK TO A NOVEL: JEFF NOON ON MUSIC AND WRITING". Tor UK. Retrieved 2017-03-29.


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