If there is sometimes a sense of unidiomatic use of sf in Rubinstein's work, this may be caused by a moderately overt use of sf devices as metaphors for exploring and resolving adolescents' painful personal relationships. A singleton, Beyond the Labyrinth ( 1988), confronts its young protagonist with an Alien anthropologist studying a disappeared Aboriginal tribe in Australia. Beyond the Labyrinth ( 1988) shows teenagers developing a relationship with an Alien anthropologist the Joella, Peter and Liane sequence comprising Galax-Arena ( 1992) and Terra-Farma ( 2001) continues the theme in a story whose human protagonists are captured by aliens. Space Demons: The Play ( 1993) was an adaptation for the Theatre by Richard Tulloch, first produced in 1989. The Space Demons sequence comprising Space Demons ( 1986) and Skymaze ( 1989) deals with AI in interactive Computer games (see Games and Sports) in which players enter a Virtual Reality. (1942- ) UK-born author in Australia from 1973, initially of Young Adult sf under her own name, as well as tales for younger children in the twenty-first century she has perhaps become best known for fantasies as by Lian Hearn.
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