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

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).

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.

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