two-dimensional science and technology which could not fit into the main story. The underlying allegory culminates in Yendred's arrival at the watershed of the continent and the planet's only building above ground, where he at last finds Drabk, an Ardean who professes "knowledge of the Beyond", and teaches Yendred to fly. Yendred finds that to keep contact with Earth is no longer of benefit, and contact with Arde is lost. Reception Dave Langford reviewed The Planiverse for White Dwarf #55, and stated that "This delightful book will be inspiring 2D game scenarios any second now." Kirkus Reviews considered it "an ingenious intellectual exercise—amusing, edifying, sometimes tedious" At Tor.com, Jason Shiga found it to be a "tour de force followup" to Flatland, and found the appendix to be the "most impressive section" of the book. See also Creatures (inspired by The Planiverse) Flatland Flatterland Sphereland Spaceland Further reading Begley, Sharon. 1982. "Life in Two Dimensions." Newsweek. January 18, pp. 84–85. Dewdney, A.K. 1979. "Exploring the Planiverse." Journal of Recreational Mathematics. 12:16–20. Dewdney, A.K. 2000. "The Planiverse Project: Then and Now." The Mathematical Intelligencer. 22:46–51. Gardner, Martin. 1980/2001. "The Wonders of a Planiverse." Scientific American, July 1980; reprinted with appendix in The Colossal Book of Mathematics (New York: Norton). Sandberg-Diment, Erik. 1984. "Review of Dewdney 1984/2001". New York Times, November 6. External links Author's bibliography Kontrol An online action game and 2D universe simulation inspired by The Planiverse References 1984 Canadian novels 1984 science fiction novels Canadian science fiction novels Fictional dimensions Novels about mathematics Speculative evolution