... Well golly! Now that I took a look at the web page, it seems that I do remember the books! Unfortunately the cover art worked in the opposite of the...
Diespamer@xxx.xxx
Feb 21, 1999 2:22 am
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... <SNIP> I can still reread Cloak of Aesir with enjoyment, but, as Sherwood notes, Doc Smith doesn't wear well. ... Oh, yes. Those too bear up well upon...
Dave Trowbridge
dave@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 20, 1999 11:15 pm
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On Fri, Feb 19, 1999 at 9:23:35 PM, Diespamer@... wrote: ... Well, it just so happens that I know of a (sadly incomplete) web page... ...
Christopher Weuve
caw@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 20, 1999 3:10 am
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Greetings All: Been busy cleaning the basement, trying to collminate my 15" telescope, and replacing a sump pump...so I haven't had time to reply to the...
Diespamer@...
Feb 20, 1999 2:23 am
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... This is not the first time I've heard these recommended, but I checked at the Happy Bookseller tonight and they don't have 'em. Don't tell me it's another...
Sean and Jennifer Bus...
busick@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 13, 1999 7:54 am
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... Disney Books, Dr. Suess Books, Magic School Bus Books, you get the drift... I don't think I have to say why. Oh, for the time to go back and read my own...
Helen Davis
helen.davis@xxxx.xxxx
Feb 12, 1999 9:29 pm
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On Fri, Feb 12, 1999 at 9:34:17 AM, Sherwood Smith <Sherwood- ... I find myself rereading the following (these aren't in any particular order): 1) _A Talent...
Christopher Weuve
caw@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 12, 1999 3:39 pm
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... I don't know what the final wordcount was--my computer doesn't do stuff like that. (Well, it does files, but I never had the oomph to line up a million...
Sherwood Smith
Sherwood-Smith@xxxxxx...
Feb 12, 1999 2:34 pm
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Well, it looks like our intitial conversation has died down a bit, so here's a new topic. It'snot unusual for books to be edited down, sometimes quite...
Christopher Weuve
caw@...
Feb 12, 1999 3:27 am
21
... 5 books was ... the idea that there ... and yet ... programming, ... consciousness ... concentration-- ... of all ... I finally decided that Brainsuck...
Helen Davis
helen.davis@xxxx.xxxx
Feb 10, 1999 2:24 pm
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... That was one of Exordium's great strengths. So much of SF is techno-gadgetry, what I usually call "too much science and not enough fiction." Exordium...
Sean and Jennifer Bus...
busick@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 10, 1999 5:09 pm
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... activate it. ... son...and ... But I _liked_ the mysticism stuff! HED...
Helen Davis
helen.davis@xxxx.xxxx
Feb 10, 1999 1:29 pm
18
... Yeah, you can see the thread of it traced through every other book, an excellent job of forshadowing and "story arcing". I just think Book 5 would have...
VALAMIR@xxx.xxx
Feb 10, 1999 4:18 am
17
... On the other hand, "that mysticism stuff" was inherent in the structure of the book from the beginning. It's part of what keeps the stories from being...
Debra Doyle
ddoyle1@xxxxx.xxxx.xxxx
Feb 10, 1999 1:45 am
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... True, but it just seemed so out of place. Kind of like Exordium started out as one "brand" of SF, and in the fifth book became a different "brand". I ...
VALAMIR@xxx.xxx
Feb 9, 1999 11:54 pm
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... Heyo! A topic to =discuss!= (thanx Valamir) Book 5 is still SF, but it's a slightly different brand. It's not the predominantly military/gadgety SF of...
Sean and Jennifer Bus...
busick@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 9, 1999 11:40 pm
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In a message dated 2/9/99 12:00:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Agreed, one of the best SF series I've read. But I wonder...why did what had been a perfectly...
VALAMIR@xxx.xxx
Feb 9, 1999 6:48 pm
13
... I don't recommend those. I shove my copies into people's hands... HED...
Helen Davis
helen.davis@xxxx.xxxx
Feb 9, 1999 5:00 pm
12
Greetings: And let's not forget the Exordium Series! Fred Kiesche (e-mail: Diespamer@...)...
Diespamer@xxx.xxx
Feb 9, 1999 4:31 pm
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... Definiately, and a lot of fun, too. I try to recommend them when I can. HED...
Hi Fred! ... "Mindstar Rising" is the only Hamilton I've tried, and I wouldn't recommend it to my dog. In fact, it made my all-time bottom ten, and there are...
Sean and Jennifer Bus...
busick@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 8, 1999 11:51 pm
8
... lot ... Will have to give these a whirl. ... gotten, ... You know, I read these back in the sixties, and I'm not so certain I can revisit them. My problem...
Sherwood Smith
Sherwood-Smith@xxxxxx...
Feb 8, 1999 8:03 pm
7
In a message dated 99-02-08 13:13:09 EST, you write: << Does C.J. Cherryh's Foreigner series or Rider series count for purposes of this discussion? >> Not sure...
Diespamer@xxx.xxx
Feb 8, 1999 7:39 pm
6
In a message dated 99-02-08 13:13:09 EST, you write: ... <snip> Blechh. Hamilton is not my cuppa. >> Oddly enough, I had a lot of trouble getting into the...
Diespamer@xxx.xxx
Feb 8, 1999 7:41 pm
5
Greetings: On the space opera front, I'm trying the works of Peter Hamilton. He's got two sets of books out. The first is the "Greg Mandel" series (two US ...
Diespamer@xxx.xxx
Feb 8, 1999 7:37 pm
4
... Changing definitions is a tall order. You almost need to create something from whole cloth. For my own purposes, I put good space opera under the same ...
Sean and Jennifer Bus...
busick@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 8, 1999 9:36 pm
3
On Mon, Feb 8, 1999 at 11:34:04 AM, Sherwood Smith <Sherwood- ... All good choices. ... I think you are referring to is the "Alacrity Fitzhugh" series; the...
Christopher Weuve
caw@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 8, 1999 5:06 pm
2
Seeing if this works. Things I'd love to talk about: Space Opera! Current definitions of space opera--that is, changing it from pejorative to something that...
Sherwood Smith
Sherwood-Smith@xxxxxx...
Feb 8, 1999 4:34 pm
1
Hello! I have put together a charter and FAQ for this list (below), so I am hereby declaring it open for business! (Note: I adapted the charter and FAQ from...
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