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From: curtis@cs.berkeley.edu (Curtis Yarvin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: Blaylock and Powers (Re: Tim Powers)
Date: 7 Nov 92 05:04:38 GMT
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In article <1992Nov6.114617.6220@neptune.inf.ethz.ch> qvortrup@inf.ethz.ch (Michael Qvortrup) writes:
>
>Is the comparison justified? Should I read _The Last Coin_ again? I might
>have missed something important on the first way through, although I doubt
>it. The pathetic null of a main characted seriously annoyed me.

Ah!  Yes, you have clearly caught the wrong train.

One does not read a Blaylock novel for character.

Nor does one read it for plot; nor for theme; nor for prose;
nor, even, for humor; nor for the synthetic opiates they put
in the ink.

It's something else.

Let you know when I find out; let me know if you do.

The spirit of inquiry proceeds, as always, untarnished.

c
the nigredo of critic
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From: lalford@fsu1.cc.fsu.edu (LYNN ALFORD)
Subject: Re: Brunner (was Re: _Islands_in_the_Net_)
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Organization: Florida State University
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Date: 12 NOV 92 10:25:21    

In article <1992Nov11.145527.14805@discus.technion.ac.il>, ben@vmsa.technion.ac.il writes...
>In article <1992Nov4.113626.5687@netcom.com> xtifr@netcom.com (Chris Waters)
>writes:
>Well, actually, I didn't care much for _Children of the Thunder_, but I
>>also thought it was better than _Shockwave Rider_.  However, this is not
>>proof that Brunner has gotten "better" with age--in fact, Brunner has
>>always been very inconsistent, IMO. But _Stand On Zanzibar_ is still one

I was very disappointed by Children of the Thunder.  Since our collection 
includes most of Brunner (perhaps all) writings, Children of the Thunder 
read like a re-hash of many of his earlier things.  And not a terribly good 
re-hash at that.

>Shockwave Rider was actually a mediocre Brunner. Yes, Stand on Zanzibar is much
>better, as is The Sheep Look Up.

I agree with this.  And though it isn't one of the precursors to cyberpunk, 
I would like to throw in a recommendation for one of my favourite Brunner 
books, The Traveler in Black.  Good reading.

Lynn
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From: kasprj@jec322.its.rpi.edu (Jim Kasprzak)
Subject: Re: Plot Identification?
Reply-To: kasprj@rpi.edu
Organization: The Big Wedge 
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 03:40:08 GMT

In article <BxKpHL.Cxp@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>, gmills@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (MILLS G - CHEMICAL ENG.) writes:
|> I'm hoping somebody can help me identify an old sf (novel? short story?)
|> plot that I heard a while back.
|> 
|> The story goes that the secret of interstellar travel is actually
|> incredibly simple and most cultures/planets discover it long before the
|> internal combustion engine.  (ie. knock together a wooden box, coat it
|> with tar and explore the galaxy!)
|> 
|> The action of the story occurs when the current rulers of the galaxy (a
|> bunch of fluffy t-bears armed with flintlock rifles) arive on Earth and
|> get a big surprise...
 
 "The Road Not Taken", a short story by Harry Turtledove. It's not really
that old, I think it was written in the 80's. The easiest place to find it
is probably Turtledove's story collection _Kaleidoscope_.
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From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (Evelyn C. Leeper)
Subject: Re: SF Book Stores?
Organization: AT&T
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 19:06:09 GMT
Keywords: bookshops

In article <1992Nov10.165447.19143@usl.edu> erekosse@usl.edu (Erekosse, Magelord of Amber Keep) writes:
> In article <1992Nov2.204210.6345@socs.uts.edu.au> morgan@socs.uts.EDU.AU (David Morgan) writes:
> >For science fiction/fantasy fans there is the Galaxy Bookshop here in Sydney,
> >Minotaur in Melbourne and Forbidden Planet in London.  Can someone tell me 
> >what the names and addresses of similar bookshops are in: LA, New York,
> >Washington and/or New Orleans.
> 
> In NYC, there are two Forbidden Planet locations.

Excerpted from one of the FAQs in rec.arts.books:

Subject: Bookstores in New York City (NYC) List (rec.arts.books)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,news.answers

Forbidden Planet (58th or 59th btwn 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
	The store on 12th street is better, IMHO.

Forbidden Planet (12th & Broadway)
	"The Science Fiction and Fantasy Flea Market."  Books, comic
	books, posters, magazines--if you're at all into this stuff,
	it's worth it.  (Editorial note: I prefer the Science Fiction
	Shop; FP seems too involved in marketing peripheral stuff, while
	the SF Shop has been selling science fiction *books* for many
	years now.)

Science Fiction Shop (Bleeker west of Thompson)
	Moved from their old Eighth Avenue location.  This one *does*
	have enough room to swing a (small) cat in; it also shares
	the second floor with a comics store that is quite good.

Science Fiction, Mysteries, and More (140 Chambers west of W Broadway)
	Opened June '92.  It will have readings and signings.  Details to
	follow as I get them.

Evelyn C. Leeper  |  +1 908 957 2070  |  att!mtgzy!ecl or  ecl@mtgzy.att.com
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From: marshall@seas.gwu.edu (Christopher Marshall)
Subject: Re: Stephen Brust's best
Organization: George Washington University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 01:27:41 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.005012.12808@eecs.nwu.edu> Ian Sutherland writes:

>I'd be interested to hear how many people feel that the Vlad Taltos
>books represent Brust's best.  I'd say that "To Reign in Hell" is his
>best by quite a long shot.

I second that.  "To Reign in Hell" is my favorite book of all time!
I love Brust's other books also, but "To Reign in Hell" just blew me
away.  

How many people out there feel that Brust is in their top five favorite
authors?

Chris Marshall
marshall@seas.gwu.edu
From: jcc@swe.ncsl.nist.gov (John C. Cherniavsky)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: SF Book Stores?
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:01:06 GMT
Organization: Computer Systems Lab

The Moonstone Bookstore went out of business when they tore the block it 
was on down. They never re-opened at a new location.

Nice store, too bad.
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From: joshi@cs.uiuc.edu (Anil Joshi)
Subject: Startchild trilogy by Pohl. Is it worth reading?
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 20:30:34 GMT


Recently I picked up Starchild trilogy in a library book sale. I started 
reading it last night but was not terribly impressed with the first 60 pages. 
Is it worth reading?

Thanks
Anil
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From: trebor@foretune.co.jp (Robert J Woodhead)
Subject: Re: "The Chieftan", or John Norman Returns
Organization: Foretune Co., Ltd.
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 08:26:21 GMT

tim@gold.iss.nus.sg (tim poston) writes:
>_Why_ did you read the last 10 or so Gor novels?

Casting my memory back 20 years or so, I recall that the first half-
dozen Gor books were actually quite decent -- sort of "R-Rated John
Carter on Counter-Earth, the Sequel" if you will.  They went into
decline when the sex became the driving force (ahem) of the series.

Of all of them, the first couple, and "Priest Kings of Gor," were
the best -- the latter was actually quite good for it's time.

OBJoke: "Certified Public Accountant of Gor."


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From: HARMJAN@bct.tn.utwente.nl ("H-J Wieringa, Biomag. Centre")
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: RE: SF-LOVERS Digest   V17 #589
Date: 6 Nov 92 09:08:49 GMT

Please how do I get rid of this list. The listserver does not accept my
signoff mail. HELP
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From: baylor@nebula.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Subject: Re: Pronunciation of Authors' names
Reply-To: baylor@nebula.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale, California
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 21:22:55 GMT

In article <2148@sousa.ltn.dec.com>, sigel@vsscad.enet.dec.com (Andrew Sigel) writes:
>
>In article <1992Nov1.062758.29876@news.columbia.edu>, jml12@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Jonathan M Lennox) writes...
>> 
>>And are there other authors whose names are often mispronounced by the
>>unenlightened?
Do you read C.J.Cherryh? (_Pride of Chanur_ is one of her better knowns)
It's pronounced cherry, like the fruit. (I think she added the h to
avoid bad puns, since the SF artist David Cherry is some kind of relative,
I think her brother.
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From: colomon@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Colomon Foster)
Subject: Re: Zelazny - Prince of Chaos?
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor, MI
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:52:31 GMT

In article <BxIFF2.50r@news.dtc.hp.com> dsojourner@cdc.hp.com writes:
>I just looked at the dedication to Prince of Chaos, and Zelazny says
>
>"To (womans name)
>
>Gramercy, lady. This one was yours from the start"
>
>That could explain what Scot Carpenter perceives as a difference in
>writing style.

But there should be a difference in writing style for this book ---
after all, the first person narrator is possessed throughout it.  :-)

I've also read the Merlin series back to back, and I didn't notice
any major style changes.  What I did notice was that the editting
on the last two (particularly _Knight of Shadows_) was attrocious,
leading me to suspect that Zelazny hacked them together very quickly.
In particular, _KoS_ (in 1st print hardcover) must be missing well
over a hundred periods, and Merlin's mother is variously refered to as
Dara, Dana, and Jasra.

Lacking further evidence, I'm inclined not to think someone else ghosted
the books, as I would have expected them to be less sloppy and come
out more quickly if someone other than Zelanzy had written them.

						-Sol











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From: Crawford_Kilian@mindlink.bc.ca (Crawford Kilian)
Subject: Re: Who is Dave Duncan
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:04:31 GMT

In article <1992Nov8.052745.14040@netcom.com> dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
writes:
>Is the Dave Duncan who wrote "The Seven Swords" and "A Man of His Word"
>the same David Duncan that was writing sf in the fifties and sixties?

Nope. He's a new one. Dave Duncan started writing SFor so years ago, before
that he was a Geologist (and father of three
brilliant children :-)

Nick Duncan

PS: The first book of the sequel to Man of his Word is out in hardcover.
Look for The Cutting Edge in your neighborhood bookstores.

Now, there's a loyal son! Give my regards to your Dad and tell him to get
online so he can do his own promotion! :)


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From: dstein@oak.math.ucla.edu (David Stein)
Subject: Re: Brunner (was Re: _Islands_in_the_Net_)
Organization: UCLA Mathematics Department
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 19:57:13 GMT

jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com writes:
 
>To respond to the first poster: idea can have something to
>do with a good read, and in fact often does. However, a good
>idea is neither necessary (there are a number of good books
>that aren't idea-driven) nor suffient (there are a number of
>awful books based on inventive ideas).

  No disagreement there.  My response was to Curtis's expressed
coolness towards ideas in fiction.  I'm willing to read a so-so
written sf novel if it is full of original and startling ideas.
Curtis probably wouldn't bother.  Thus our disagreement on Brunner.

 - David

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From: tim@gold.iss.nus.sg (tim poston)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: "The Chieftan", or John Norman Returns
Date: 5 Nov 92 06:41:43 GMT
Reply-To: tim@iss.nus.sg (tim poston)
Organization: Institute of Systems Science, NUS, Singapore

In article <Bx7pF3.36v2@xcluud.sccsi.com> dkl@xcluud.sccsi.com (David Leikam) writes:

>Daw was overly lenient, 
>if anything -- the last 10 or so Gor novels were pure drivel.

This comment suggests that you actually _read_ the last 10 or so Gor novels.

Given your opinions
(which I would doubtless share if I read them too ---
I once flipped through a Gor book on the stand),
I can't help putting the 64,000 Altairian Obol Question.


_Why_ did you read the last 10 or so Gor novels?

Tim



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From: taia_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: WILDCARDS and now what?
Date: 13 Nov 1992 04:08:42 GMT
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
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 I've been following this series for a while and I have heard that the
_WILDCARDS_ is changing publishers. Can anyone tell me who it is?
Since New Zealand is a long way off the US Publishing route, it can take
up to a year to get anything in. So I have to start now :( to keep up.

Please e-mail me with the details
 Thanks in advance

This has been....
 Tony Taia
  TAIA_A@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
From: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: James Schmitz
Date: 12 Nov 92 13:24:59 GMT
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In article <1drremINNnl5@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>  
ca572@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mark L. Stackpole) writes:
> 
> 	Also the Washington Science Fiction Association published
> a collection early this year : _The Best of James H. Schmitz_. As
> an appendix, there is a bibliography of his short fiction - though
> not complete. (A 2-part serial from _Galaxy_ (1956) is missing, for 
> instance).

Correction: The New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA)
published The Best of James H. Schmitz.  

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From: lalford@fsu1.cc.fsu.edu (LYNN ALFORD)
Subject: Re: Stephen Brust's best
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Date: 10 NOV 92 10:09:58    

In article <1992Nov9.005012.12808@eecs.nwu.edu>, ian@nasser.eecs.nwu.edu (Ian Sutherland) writes...
>In article <1992Oct31.171309.12717@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> lalford@fsu1.cc.fsu.edu writes:
>>And as some have mentioned, you should try reading some of the Vlad Taltos 
>>books.  I think these books represent his best writing, so don't decide 
>>from one book that you don't like the author.
> 
>I'd be interested to hear how many people feel that the Vlad Taltos
>books represent Brust's best.  I'd say that "To Reign in Hell" is his
>best by quite a long shot.

Actually, I rather like most of his stuff, the only exception is Cowboy 
Feng... which didn't really interest me.  Perhaps I should have said the 
Taltos series was more typical, or more acceptable to the general reading 
public.  I do know that many do not like To Reign in Hell, as you might 
have noticed from the follow-ups this has generated.  Maybe we should break 
this down into the bits with brief descriptions so people can choose what 
sounds closest to their taste.

Lynn
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From: beede@sctc.com (Mike Beede)
Subject: Re: Human Computers in SF--Help!
Organization: SCTC
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 15:27:38 GMT

rcrowley@donne.zso.dec.com (Rebecca Crowley) writes:

>Vernor Vinge, in the short story True Names, the Mailman.

I think I have to quibble with the latter of these.

	Mike

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From: rkk@MAIL.LIB.DUKE.EDU (Randy Kloko)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Foundation books
Date: 13 Nov 92 16:09:52 GMT


          It struck me a couple of years ago that the one Foundation
          book that remained to be written would be a parody, one in
          which Hari Seldon's instructions were bungled, and the
          Foundation went forth not to compile, but to SELL
          encyclopedias. Instead of being derived from the fall
          of the Roman Empire, the story could develop as a
          satire of empire-building in 19th century America, with a
          few left-handed swipes at the laissez-faire pirates of our
          own times.  I'd hoped that Isaac Asimov would have been
          amused by the notion, but since his death, it just doesn't
          seem sporting to contemplate it.

          Randy Kloko
          Duke University

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From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
Subject: Re: The Wheel of Time Series (spoilers)
Keywords: Spoilers
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 03:35:47 GMT

harrity@sumax.seattleu.edu (Zak):
>>See above.  Morrainne and Elayne are Damodreds; Rand isn't.
>How is Elayne a Damodred?

By virtue of the fact that her father is Taringel Damodred.
(I'm going to stop repeating myself on this subject.)
From: KitchenRN@SSD0.LAAFB.AF.MIL
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Plot (actually a setting) with no title
Date: 10 Nov 92 21:02:00 GMT

OK, I'm looking for the title and author of a book (or was it a series) in 
which there are humans (or reasonably interbreedable facsimiles thereof) 
scattered on worlds all over the galaxy.  Much of the plot involves the 
humans from Earth and other planets arguing about how there could be the same 
species on so many different planets.  At the end, . . .

SPOILER WARNING

. . . it is discovered that humans are descended from a species of vermin 
that populated a superior species' space ships, and the verminous humans just 
happened to jump ship on those planets that the other beings landed on.

You can e-mail me with the answer, if anybody has it.

Rick Kitchen
kitchenrn@space.laafb.af.mil
From: sm@g2.ph.man.ac.uk (Steve Mowbray)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: HE, SHE, AND IT by Marge Piercy
Date: 5 Nov 92 17:45:26 GMT
Reply-To: sm@g2.ph.man.ac.uk
Organization: University of Manchester, UK

In article AA19206@presto.ig.com, ecl@mtgzy.att.com (Evelyn C Leeper +1 908 957 2070) writes:
>fiction novel.  Avoiding many of the snares that often catch mainstream
>writers on their first forays into science fiction, Piercy gives us a work

Of course, this isn't her first foray into SF, _Woman on the Edge of Time_
was.

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From: jfl@panix.com (Jeff Lipton)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: Jack Vance
Date: 9 Nov 92 03:07:03 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <1992Nov3.110328.1@iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu> parmentier@iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu writes:
>In article <1992Nov3.124852.28836@cs.rochester.edu>, garrett@cs.rochester.edu (Bill Garrett) writes:
>> 
>> I've just recently been turned on to Jack Vance and find that I love
>> his writing style.  I've found a mail order source that sales Vance material
>> pretty cheaply, but I can decide what to buy so I'm looking for comments on
>> any of the following books/series along with anything else you may have read
>> by Vance that you think is worth getting.
>
>	Basic answer: buy it all:-)  Long answer: I've rated the list you
>give with 1,2, and 3; one being the highest recommendation.
>
>>1 Demon Prince Series
>>1 Planet of Adventure Series (Tschai)
>>2 Wyst Series [Alastor series]
>>2 Mask: Thaery
>>2 Grey Prince [related to Alastor series]
>>3 Bad Ronald
>	This can be a disturbing book, be warned.  It also isn't in
>	Vance's usual style and isn't SF or Fantasy.  If you're not
>	planning to buy it, let me know what the price, edition, and
>	condition are.  I might want to have you buy it for me.
>>3 Houses of Iszm
>>3 Son of the Tree
>>3 Galactic Effectuator
>> Morreion
>	Morreion is part of the book _Rhialto the Marvelous_
>	This is the Underwood-Miller edition.  It's worth about $25
>	if unsigned, I'm not sure of value if signed.
>>3 Space Opera
>
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From: andreas@appel012.hydromech.uni-hannover.de ()
Subject: Re: Science Fiction -- Which books are good/original?
Organization: RRZN
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 11:15:31 GMT

mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget) writes:
: Hi!
: 
: Most of my reading has been Fantasy, but I would like to read more Science
: Fiction.  I like the books by David Brin, and The Gap series by Stephen R.
: Donaldson is good.  Which others are good?
: 
: Any suggestions would be welcome!
: 

HI!

Isaac Asimov! If You like criminals, read the books with Officer Bayley.
Unfortunately I don't know the original titles, but I can find them
(if I don't forget it)

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From: blum@medici.ils.nwu.edu (Dan Blum)
Subject: Re: Looking for author/title of short story
Reply-To: blum@ils.nwu.edu
Organization: The Institute for the Learning Sciences
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 22:20:44 GMT

This is almost certainly Arthur C. Clarke's "The Nine Billion Names of
God" - and yes, something does happen eventually :).  It must be
available in some in-print book or another, but I can't tell you which
ones off hand.

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