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John, Actually, I place Nashwonk as a moose rather than an elk, but a moose is a kind of elk, so either would be ok. But a buffalo can't cut it. Read the description of the fight …
23 Oct 1997, 13:19
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PLACE NAMES Advent—Eleusis Bearland—Arcadia Clay—Plataea Cowland—Boeotia Crimson Men--Phoenicians Dolphins—Delphi Fennel Field—Marathon Goodcattle Island—Euboea Hill—Thebes Ho…
02 Oct 1997, 09:21
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THE GODDESSES Following classical authors, Wolfe presents the Persian wars partly as a conflict between gods, in this case two goddesses, both of whom attempt to use Latro as the…
02 Oct 1997, 09:17
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PERSIAN WAR In Wolf's other books, we have to puzzle things out for ourselves, but in the Soldier books we have plenty of help. I recommend the last chapter of Herodotus's HISTOR…
02 Oct 1997, 09:11
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Cool, mantis, thanks! I figgered it was in there. My David Grene Herodotus is fun to read, has great footnotes but a totally inadequate index. -alga-…
22 Sep 1997, 11:20
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I've just been reading Soldier of the Mist again, and I've got a couple of questions: 1) I don't quite understand the role of Oior. He is the Scythian mercenary (son of Scoloti) b…
21 Sep 1997, 14:22
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An answer to Rostrum's classicist friend (for sake of argument) is that we don't know what language Latro is writing in. If you accept the fact that he can read and write at all, h…
16 Sep 1997, 23:50
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All the gods, legendary heroes and villains (Sissyphus) are "real" of course!!…
16 Sep 1997, 16:02
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Plus, there are a lot of real people and real events in the books. Latro's nearest and dearest are fictional, of course, but the "important" periphal characters, politicians, royal…
16 Sep 1997, 14:45
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No, no, they DO stand up---they were never of a time and place to begin with. "Think Blue!" Definitely "Drunkboat"---how could I forget for a second? "The Lady Who Sailed the Soul!…
12 Sep 1997, 16:08
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My first encounter with Smith was in an old Judy Merril anthology with "A Planet Named Shayol." It knocked me sideways---and I was far from being an infernologist at the time! Agr…
12 Sep 1997, 12:07
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rostrum, If you want to learn all about Cordwainer Smith in awesome detail, point your browser at: http://www.wavefront.com/~Contra_M/cm/features/cm02_cordwain.html A certain La…
11 Sep 1997, 16:19
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mantis, Yes, closer with exceptions, because Wolfe's short fiction runs a gamut. And I very much prefer Smith over Lewis. Smith is on my shortest list. -alga-…
11 Sep 1997, 12:31
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Sgt. Rock, As per Madam Jaffarzardeh's instructions, I continue my report. We have recovered certain papers which almost certainly belong to the party in question. Pending payment…
11 Sep 1997, 06:43
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Oh, get real, Wombat! It would take you guys three months to get around to mailing the thing (I know whereof I speak), whereas I offer same-day service with a free copy of Playboy …
09 Sep 1997, 12:43
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mantis----you're back! I missed you. Re your thoughts about Cutthroat's not being from the Great Sleigh: My kneejerk reaction is that this is wrong. My second reaction is that Wol…
08 Sep 1997, 14:17
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. I Huh? Care to share? I get the V---fifth head, Number Five, Veil, Victor etc.---but not the RT. Ratty, distribution is via moi. Send your mailing address not to this email ad…
07 Sep 1997, 17:00
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Congratulations to Alistair Reynolds for the excellent review of "A Spy in Europa" (Interzone 6/97) in Locus. And to Patrick O'Leary for the excellent review of -The Gift- (Tor, $2…
04 Sep 1997, 16:45
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Wombat, I'm a little confused by this. Why should he be saddened? He writes puzzle stories; we, the readers who like them (not a majority of the reading public) puzzle them out an…
03 Sep 1997, 22:29
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Ron, check Urth (5) p 314-315 (hardcover, 1987, well after TS---impossible not to believe it's a deliberate, if glancing, reference: the word is not all that common). -alga-…
02 Sep 1997, 21:42
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mantis, I discovered that Sioux=Cutthroat on an elementary school website, maybe not the most reliable place in the world, but considering how disappointing both the OED and the B…
01 Sep 1997, 17:52
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Kevin McGuire, Thanks for your offer to look up names, but I don't think the Abenakis, a Maine Algonkian tribe, will be much use. I don't think the names are Algonkian any more. Or…
01 Sep 1997, 14:31
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I think Squanto is one of Natty Bumppo's many aliases in -Last of the Mohegans- (pc retitle). I think I actually have a copy of that, will check. In any case LotM is definitely one…
29 Aug 1997, 12:07
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Here, whether you want it or not, is a list of the 13 Algonkian tribes, and approximately where they hang out: ALGONKIAN GROUP Abenaki--Vermont Arapaho--Great Plains (WY) Blackfo…
28 Aug 1997, 17:22
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The bad news is that Algonquin, at least as it is spoken in Renfrew County, Ontario, is NOT our language. But there are other Algonquin dialects. -alga-…
28 Aug 1997, 13:59
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Photon, To me, it seems like this story is set in the same They're both set in decaying cities, but not, I think the same one, unless 7AN's D.C. is a lot weirder than I think! …
27 Aug 1997, 16:24
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vizcacha, Algonkian, eh? That's a help. A guy has promised to sent Inuit translations (or said he'd try, which I guess isn't the same thing since that was more than a week ago). I…
25 Aug 1997, 18:02
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---------- In your long numbered post, sent just after your server reconnected, you said specifically that you did not consider this a Christian story, and I disagreed with that. …
25 Aug 1997, 08:34
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Sgt. Rock, Can't buy that. You've been misled by the non-sequential form, which starts with evening, goes back to morning (which is upbeat, indeed, but becomes less so), then night…
24 Aug 1997, 09:55
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Ratty, I found that essay. It's not exactly short-winded, but I'll try to sum up. She thinks that the Christian symbols in the story--bleeding, bread, Easter eggs, the eagle [she …
22 Aug 1997, 13:04
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Here's my count of Nadan's account. I get six---but I'm missing an egg or two! 1. Nadan disembarks, goes to bed quietly. 2. Attends Visit to a Small Planet, purchases eggs, acid,…
22 Aug 1997, 06:33
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I would go with Crowley for a while. -alga-…
20 Aug 1997, 11:30
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rana, Here's a suggestion put forth for debate. Consolidation of the two groups seems only sensible, considering that we're not going to get a new book till 1999---at that time yo…
18 Aug 1997, 05:03
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I suggest consolidating the Wolfe lists till the end of next year, then separating them again as the Short Sun begins to be published. I'd go for a C. Smith list, not really for a…
17 Aug 1997, 14:38
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mantis, do you think that little girl could have grown up to be Thais? We know nothing about Thais except that she is tall, dark and hollow-cheeked, and shows good sense in bailing…
15 Aug 1997, 07:57
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mantis, why do you think the name of the nameless little girl in the Antechamber is like that of a starship crew member's job title? I wonder if we'll ever run into her again. -a…
15 Aug 1997, 06:58
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Rock, Well, he does like twists and turns. Look how many of the stories in TIODDAOSAOS depend on this kind of Mobius strip: the title story, Alien Stones, Dr. of Death Is., Eyefla…
14 Aug 1997, 17:35
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Sargent Rock, sir, No, I don't think Cutthroat is anything like a Christ figure. I think he is just what we've been trying to define: a human being. Everyman. Or a pilgrim, if yo…
14 Aug 1997, 17:19
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Rock (that makes you a chem; sure you don't want to be Roc?) That's a perfectly plausible scenario, though at this point I think all we can do is accept Wolfe's own designation of…
13 Aug 1997, 10:27
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Wow! I feel boorish saying it, but the scarf in Mattak's drawer (I'm sure that is Mattak's drawer) is not necessarily peach-colored; the perfume reminds Silk of a peach-colored ha…
11 Aug 1997, 19:57
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Hmmmm. mantis, I don't think Cutthroat or the Sleigh-ers are bent on a vegetarian democracy (yes, I know you were joking, but I'm making a point). When they lay taboos/wisdom on …
10 Aug 1997, 14:32
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I thought I'd do dreams myself, so this may cross mantis's interpretation. The dreams seem pretty clearly brought on by the staff. Cutthroat gets the staff on the tenth day and th…
10 Aug 1997, 10:40
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mantis, One thing to add wrt your readings. Near the beginning of the story, Longknife, the head wolf says, "You are under an enchantment. That is well for you....No one will kill …
09 Aug 1997, 15:34
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Those names are NOT Cheyenne, Oneida or Lakota. I have put a query in for Inuit. Call me nuts, and it will probably lead to nothing, but there's something quite exhilarating about …
09 Aug 1997, 13:08
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Wow, there is a ton of Native American stuff on the web! A ton of language stuff too, though clearly this is still in its infancy. Okay, I can now tell you what our names are NOT: …
08 Aug 1997, 14:49
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Oh, and it really would be fun to track those names. We need a Native American dictionary and an Inuit one to start---anyone have access to a university library? I don't, and the N…
08 Aug 1997, 13:27
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mantis, How about a collaboration? Once we figure out the approach. Re wound: well, yeah, I thought about that, even thought to twit Nutria about it, but it's mostly described as…
08 Aug 1997, 12:59
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My second try with this one: Whoa, mantis, you're going too fast, especially since one of my posts didn't get there in sequence. You can't get that mantic that fast, without even …
07 Aug 1997, 12:56
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This is my third attempt to send this post: mantis, I was so sure you were going to call me on Cim that I checked this a.m. and, yes, both Buck in CALL OF THE WILD and White Fang…
07 Aug 1997, 12:53
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mantis, Ohhhhh! Thank you! I don't know how I missed the orbiting solar mirror, which is perfectly clearly described. And no, you're wrong about the change in direction, though I …
04 Aug 1997, 12:26
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