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Herter's first novel, "Ceres Storm," came out in 2000. Dense, compelling, definitely Wolfean in approach, as noted. Link to Amazon listing for the book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/pr…
15 Jun 2006, 17:50
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Sorry to begin by hijacking your post...but I am similarly dismayed by what I see as both Charles Stross' and John C. Wright's almost simultaneous shift from deft and enthralling s…
15 Jun 2006, 16:44
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I gather that what is giving you the most trouble with my statement is the word "most," and I concede that I have not read every extant work of fantasy; thus, such that a categoric…
10 Jun 2006, 16:44
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Sorry, I left off what is probably the most important part of what I wanted to say. Thanks, Dan'l, for your words of apology, which were greatly appreciated. For my part, I certai…
10 Jun 2006, 01:48
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My assessment had very little to do with my liking or disliking the material. Whether you agree or not, I find his prose puerile, sloppy, and overwritten. You needn't agree, but ge…
10 Jun 2006, 01:35
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Ah, so let me get this straight. Anyone who disagrees with your opinions on literary quality is a child? Fascinatingly mature viewpoint ya got there. Donaldson's early prose is mi…
09 Jun 2006, 23:04
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Probably because he's the most egregiously untalented fantasy hack ever to (unaccountably) get published? (Sales figures are irrelevant; fer gosh sakes, Howard Stern's books sell …
09 Jun 2006, 22:50
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This passage always brings a big smile to my face: "It is a gambling proposition," Dr. Talos explained. "And I confess to loving them. The money in the hat is a sure thing--by the…
20 May 2006, 07:04
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*Now* I understand why Wolfe was so fond of Jennifer Stevens' psychosexual neofantasy Trash Sex Magic (he wrote the cover blurb).…
19 May 2006, 05:47
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And you base your unequivocal conclusion upon...…
17 May 2006, 20:11
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Wow. Now I'm *really* confused. I don't have text references available, but I always thought it was axiomatic that Baldanders was a baby Abaia -- and as such, an alien infant dropp…
17 May 2006, 15:16
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This raises an interesting question. What do y'all consider to be the canonical editions of the books? The original Timescape paperbacks? Deluxe hc editions? The 2-in-1 Shadow/Claw…
05 May 2006, 17:23
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I always assumed the Whorl was constructed entirely in orbit around Urth. Though I realize now this assumption was not based on anything actually stated in the books.…
05 May 2006, 16:52
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Ha! Well, first of all, my apologies for not having read the books in too long a time, and my thanks to Jeff for the clarification(s) on the undines' temporal posture. As for your …
29 Apr 2006, 07:33
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Don't know if anyone's mentioned this yet...but do Juturna & Co. necessarily have to possess the power to see the future themselves? What I mean is, couldn't someone or something e…
28 Apr 2006, 18:24
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There's another possible scenario, though with the barest of textual support. We are told, iirc, that some cacogens use the interior of the Wall as a way station. We also know th…
24 Feb 2006, 17:23
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Ah, but stylistically, or perhaps "novelistically" would be a better term, the incident is placed to have the utmost importance. Not only is it the end of the first book, it is lit…
24 Feb 2006, 06:11
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The actual text of the book is not available through Google Print. Only one page of the foreward and the front and back covers, that kind of stuff. FWIW. -Aq…
04 Nov 2005, 19:44
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Wait, now I'm confused. I thought the previous email noted that one can get a spiral-bound copy for about twenty-five bucks plus shipping. Isn't that sufficient for most any need f…
22 Jul 2005, 11:29
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Woo-hoo! That is *excellent*, both short-term and long! Hey, Civet -- are you reading this? <grin>…
22 Jul 2005, 11:08
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Ha! I just got mine back from loaning it to another list member, and I have to confess, given the high cost of potentially replacing it, I was chomping on my nails during the entir…
22 Jul 2005, 10:03
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If MA-D/Mantis were to grant a public license, and my doing so would be within the constraints of such a license, I would be delighted/honored to digitize the book and make the res…
21 Jul 2005, 21:50
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What exactly are Erebus and Abaia's "powers"? Despite lots of scary intimations and background threats, it doesn't seem as if we really have much information on what such creatures…
03 Jun 2005, 09:27
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Absolutely fool-proof method for getting an ebook: You must get access to a computer with an optical input device, preferably with a flatbed -- like, say, a scanner. Using the co…
30 May 2005, 13:59
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George Turner is an Australian SF author; his stuff is more interpersonal than intergalactic but very good. Drowning Towers may be the book with the Wolfe blurb, but I think Brain …
16 May 2005, 15:11
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I always figured it looked something like this (forgive the ASCII non-art): xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx …
15 May 2005, 11:46
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I know he's got a blurb on (of all things) Jennifer Stevenson's terrific "Trash Sex Magic" - see http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931520127/qid=1113606743/sr=8-1/ref=…
15 Apr 2005, 16:24
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Absolutely, and rather neatly (although that is no surprise, given that it's Wolfe <g>). As a personal aside, I have met more than one 60s survivor out here in California whose ne…
05 Apr 2005, 17:13
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Ushas = Sanskrit for "dawn" I was sure I'd learned that from an old post, but you are correct that it does not appear in the archives. My apologies for leading with a nose out of…
05 Apr 2005, 16:53
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As I recall you recently (and rather snottily) instructed another new list member, why don't you "check the f'in archives." Not as pleasant when you're on the receiving end, huh. …
05 Apr 2005, 11:46
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