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Echoing and amplifying: Not that any one message or thread is to blame, but this lurker completely agrees with what Mark's said. I'll be unsubscribing, at least for a while. James…
16 Aug 2010, 21:26
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Has anyone else read Wolfe’s new short story in the Neil Gaiman-edited Stories, entitled “Leif in the Wind?” James…
10 Aug 2010, 22:02
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City of Saints and Madmen is certainly the flashiest of the three, with its myriad styles. It leaves a lot to the imagination, in the best possible way, and is probably the most pu…
15 May 2010, 03:39
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It’s just possible that Bax (or someone) might construct a bizarre fantasy to pull the wool over Millie’s eyes, but frankly, she seems too simple-minded to appreciate the convolute…
31 Mar 2010, 06:18
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Just so I have this straight you’re arguing that all the supernatural elements in the book are the product of Bax’s imagination, part of a scheme to eliminate his brother, capture …
30 Mar 2010, 23:02
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Glad to see people taking on the interpretive task already. I finished the book a couple days ago, and as with all Wolfe's books, there are obviously layers below the surface. I …
20 Mar 2010, 05:44
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I’m about two-thirds of the way through Sorcerer’s House and find myself in agreement with much of what you’ve said. I can’t really imagine how this stuff reads to anyone not very…
16 Mar 2010, 03:01
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Just wanted to throw out a mention of an anthology many of you might already know, _A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tales about the Christ_, edited by Michael Bishop.…
23 Sep 2009, 00:43
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I'll second the Harrison recommendation. He's an excellent stylist, in or out of genre. _Light_ and _Nova Swing_ are well worth a look. A heartier second here. Bolano is the mo…
07 May 2009, 05:03
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And these facts, divorced from the numbers that explain how much the people in the various income brackets earn or own, mean what exactly? Your contributions to this economic "dis…
28 Mar 2009, 04:42
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18 Mar 2009, 18:19
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Arguing over imaginary casting choices for minor literary characters is probably as trivial as a conversation can be, but I'm surprised to find how strongly I feel that your Dorcas…
15 Jan 2009, 00:41
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I don't think it's that odd. The man is what, 77 years old now? We know he has more than one project in progress in his own voice, so I expect he's just husbanding his available t…
19 Dec 2008, 00:27
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I’m not going to be able to back this up in any way, but I whole-heartedly agree. In the worlds of Wolfe’s books, elaborate cosmologies appear to belie Christian truth, but he alw…
20 Nov 2008, 00:17
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I may have overstated my case by using the word "off-putting," I suppose. I found _Evil Guest_ fairly enjoyable to read, after all, even without considering what subtleties might …
13 Oct 2008, 23:49
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The Strange Horizons review captures a great deal of what I think about Wolfe, especially recent works such as "Memorare," _Pirate Freedom_ and now _Evil Guest_. All have hidden d…
13 Oct 2008, 22:04
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Not for nothing, I agree with you about the Unsworth book. A great example of a short novel that’s not a bit longer than it needs to be. James…
11 Oct 2008, 17:59
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I'm one. And I've liked Stephenson in the past because of his Pynchon-lite qualities, but--and it feels strange to say this--I wish he could write as tightly as Pynchon. James…
16 Sep 2008, 15:40
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Is it overreaching? They did say “possibly,” after all. Interesting that the ToC seems to include “Fifth Head of Cerberus.” It can stand alone, I suppose, but it’s almost infinit…
21 Aug 2008, 17:16
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Not that I want to come off as attempting to quash interest in the conversation that’s been happening here of late, but I wondered if there were others like me on the list, huge ad…
11 Jun 2008, 23:02
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To be pedantic for a moment, that's not the whole story. True steampunk isn't just an extrapolation of Victorian-era science, but has to include an element of technology-induced a…
14 May 2008, 03:58
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There’s a new anthology called Steampunk that just came out from Tachyon, featuring stories by Michael Chabon / Neal Stephenson / James P. Blaylock / Joe R. Lansdale / Mary Gentle …
13 May 2008, 00:33
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It’s sad to think that someone could read P&P without finding it rewarding. I’m (mainly) a lurker on the list of a few years? standing who lives in Seattle, which I mention in cas…
12 May 2008, 21:03
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[snip] My understanding was that the shadow children were the original inhabitants, able to shapeshift but lacking a humanoid model until the humans arrived and colonized the plan…
11 Apr 2008, 03:36
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Regardless of what the url is or who did or didn't provide it, this is excellent news. I already have the unbound update to the original lexicon, but I'll be wanting the finished …
26 Feb 2008, 00:30
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I used to work at Amazon, and I still have a friend there who's had one for a while. It's better than other electronic readers I've seen, and I can see real early adopter types wa…
21 Dec 2007, 05:36
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Not that I think he wants to be misunderstood, but Wolfe tends to purposely disguise his meanings, and in PF he seems to have pushed that tendency about as far as it can go. The b…
30 Nov 2007, 23:48
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Not a voyage, but a ship. The OED says: Hist. and poet. A merchant-vessel of the largest size and burden; esp. those of Ragusa and Venice. As for the etymology, the word surpris…
27 Nov 2007, 05:33
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He won the same award in 1981 for Shadow of the Torturer. James…
06 Nov 2007, 06:13
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You're right about "Showgirls," but I have to disagree with you about "Starship Troopers." Whether it's a subtle film or not, it's definitely a conscious commentary on the action …
12 Apr 2007, 22:02
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Which artists provide good accompaniment to Avram Davidson, may I ask? And while I’m going off topic, does anyone on the list know the status of Eileen Gunn’s Davidson biography? …
10 Apr 2007, 02:04
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He recently (Dec. 2005) introduced volume one of David Drake’s Complete Hammer’s Slammers from Night Shade Books. James…
21 Mar 2007, 23:54
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This may qualify as a [SPOILER] for anyone who hasn't finished reading the latest Latro, but I must admit that I was slightly disappointed that SoS doesn't even hint at closure. I…
15 Nov 2006, 22:16
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In a way, I find Borski's second book more interesting. By the end of SL, it being all about Urth, I felt that the presentation of some interesting ideas was turning into theory-f…
03 Nov 2006, 21:12
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Should have typed faster and more concisely, I guess. Well said.…
31 Oct 2006, 20:48
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Perhaps I'm being obtuse, but this whole line of discussion seems to have overcomplicated the text. Maybe the problem is the word "take." In my reading, when conditions for victi…
31 Oct 2006, 20:47
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Dan'l's question reminded me of something I've been wanting to ask the list at large--who, if anyone, besides me finds BotNS more satisfying without the fifth volume? I prefer the …
23 Oct 2006, 21:05
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Sort of off the point, but isn't "Kim Lee Soong" a transliteration of a Korean name, not a Chinese one? James…
27 Jul 2006, 16:04
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I don’t know her work well, but I very much enjoyed <Life>. More fiction of science than science fiction, if that makes any sense. It somehow reminded me of Byatt’s <Possession>.…
15 Jun 2006, 05:27
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According to siriusfiction.com, it will be reprinted sometime in the next year or two. In the meanwhile, unbound copies are available directly from them. James…
12 Jun 2006, 23:38
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