I agree. The Saga of Pliocene Exile is the greatest series of books ever. I too have been re-reading the entire series every year or so. They are old friends,...
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awabookz
May 3, 2011 10:55 pm
A great idea [:D] <--- dontcha just luv these eee-mote-i-cons? I understand the "constraint" of the "young" Felice, but I also feel that in this case, I...
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awabookz
May 3, 2011 11:21 pm
Ohhh, how embarassin! Not only has this been "done" before, but it's been done before on this very site(!) ...*sniff*... I... even voted for Ms. Ricci in the...
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mariposa7b5
May 4, 2011 5:31 am
Hi there, Not to worry. :) It just goes to show that thinking what actor / actress could play what character is a popular one. I think Christina Ricci would be...
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michelle_rose3
May 4, 2011 5:19 pm
High Thoughts, All: Cool! I love Christina Ricci, too, but I've always wondered how she would do in the role of Sukey, Stein Oleson's love interest. At the...
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John Wolfe
evildinkguy51
May 4, 2011 11:19 pm
... Okay, group, I have a few suggestions for some of the roles in our miniseries. How about Andy Dick for the role of Aiken? He would certainly have the...
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aneecek
May 5, 2011 1:32 pm
OK OK I GET IT. IT Is sort of cool to imagine past actors from 1981 era when she wrote Many Colored Land. I think it would be more fun to cast actors from...
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mariposa7b5
May 31, 2011 4:01 am
Hi folks, A welcome from me to the recent newbies, please feel free to introduce yourselves if you want. :) I recently received the audio version of 'The Many...
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michelle_rose3
May 31, 2011 5:30 pm
High Thoughts All! Sorry I've been absent for so long, but open-heart surgery has a tendency to occupy all your spare time. Fear not! Although our medical...
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walker_boh61
Jun 21, 2011 3:43 pm
... I hope you're doing okay! Take care of yourself. :) ... Except that Mako died about 5 years ago, if he's the same one we're talking about. (Found out about...
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awabookz
Jun 22, 2011 5:37 am
The venerable Viking beserker with the heart of gold... Of course you need someone with commanding size, but the "Stein scenes" that stay with me long after...
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michelle_rose3
Jun 22, 2011 11:50 pm
... Oops. Didn't do a Google, meself. Next time I'll know better. Okay, then. Pat Morita is passed on, too, so where does that leaves us? Hmm, I'm thinking...
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michelle_rose3
Jun 22, 2011 11:53 pm
Oh, yeah! Blonde hair and he'd be a dead ringer. Now, who do we want for Sukey? I still kinda like Christina Ricci. Winsome. Pretty AND spacey. Good choice,...
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Jiles
jilesmccoy
Jun 26, 2011 8:24 am
Hi all, I have just started my first read of The Many-Colored Land and its off to a great start. I am looking forward to all... 8? of the books (9 if...
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mariposa7b5
Jun 26, 2011 9:06 am
Hi Jiles, Welcome to the group. ^_^ I hope you will enjoy reading 'The Many Coloured Land' and the rest of the series (I admit to feeling a little envious of...
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Jim Cassidy
luvnola
Jun 26, 2011 1:51 pm
Long-time lurker, first time poster here ... I'm in "summer-mode" which usually means re-reading the series since it's easy to do at the pool. Has there ever...
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mariposa7b5
Jun 27, 2011 5:05 am
Welcome JC. :) I don't think there has ever been a discussion of mistakes in the books. Please feel free to mention the ones you have come across. The only one...
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Jim Cassidy
luvnola
Jun 27, 2011 5:21 am
The one I hit yesterday was in The Nonborn King.  It was during the prologue, where the author describes the events when the milieu rebels passed through...
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Jeff Babon
noeticconcor...
Jun 27, 2011 5:54 am
The only one I've ever come across is also set around the time the rebels first came through the time-gate. One of the Tanu complains to Sebi-Gomnol that "in...
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walker_boh61
Jun 27, 2011 8:02 pm
... IIRC there was also a big hullabaloo in the A:tLB fandom when Mako was diagnosed and then died, since he did such a good job as Uncle Iroh. Chow-Yun Fat...
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awabookz
Jun 27, 2011 10:44 pm
... job in the movies I did see. I'm definitely a "fan of the Fat" [;)] , but I always pictured Old Man Kawai as a little bit more of a "wheedler";... I've...
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michelle_rose3
Jun 28, 2011 2:25 am
Same here, Jim. I noted the discrepancy as well. I think JM meant 50 meters. 15 km would take a pretty good-sized metaconcert. I noted also that the ATV's are...
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Oliver Mundy
bty350945
Jun 28, 2011 8:39 am
It is not precisely a 'blooper', perhaps, but I have often been struck by inconsistencies between the characters and incidents of the Milieu Trilogy as they...
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michelle_rose3
Jun 28, 2011 8:37 pm
Ollie, you have a point, but only insofar as ANY work of fiction undergoes considerable mutation throughout its development. JM admitted that the Milieu series...
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Oliver Mundy
bty350945
Jun 29, 2011 4:19 pm
"[R]emember that Marc had very little respect for Rogi throughout his adolescence and in fact treated him with thinly-veiled contempt for much of his young...
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Frank Chase
angeloftheab...
Jun 30, 2011 1:26 am
I don't think it was all in one shot... It's been a while since I read Magnificat, buuuut I seem to remember that it did take an unspecified while, annnnd the...
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Jiles
jilesmccoy
Jul 9, 2011 8:30 am
Has Julian May retired or will there be more books to come?...
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mariposa7b5
Jul 10, 2011 5:13 am
Hi Jiles, I believe she has retired. :( I seem to recall reading a Locus magazine a few years ago, where it mentioned a 'retirement dinner' being held for JM...
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Tauni Sandy
xenafan1970
Aug 1, 2011 4:56 am
I was just watching Xena and seeing Callisto. She reminds me strongly of Felice Landry. Too bad that actress is too old now, and that they'll never make that...
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bartonmft
Sep 28, 2011 5:42 am
As a new member, I'm thrilled to correspond with fellow Julian May fans! What do you think of the new Terra Nova series on ABC? I couldn't help but notice the...
