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When it comes to the god's name, I never read it as "Isid 1000 1000 E" but as "Isid Iooo Iooo E". "Iooo Iooo" would be a "double Iooo", or W, which would yield "ICWE" as the origin…
06 Aug 2014, 23:52
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I can heartily recommend Readercon to anyone who appreciates Wolfe's work. You're likely to find a lot of people who share your tastes. I know I'll be there (but then, I always…
26 Jun 2009, 00:57
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Dan'l, since you would include "Three Fingers" in your ideal BoW collection, could you elaborate on why? It seemed less impressive to me than most others in TIoDDaOSaOS, which …
22 Aug 2008, 03:02
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I was wondering why there was so much traffic on the list all of a sudden and feared it was bad news followed by a rash of shocked comments. Glad to find out it's a roll call i…
13 May 2008, 01:25
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Aaron writes: Shea's a very interesting writer. The books about Nifft are impressive pieces of baroque fantasy, and the sequel to _The Eyes of the Overworld_ is quite amusing.…
05 Jun 2007, 01:49
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But aren't we meant to find this "therapy" profoundly abhorrent? The story is shocking, disturbing, because as SF readers we have a built- in expectation that wondrous future te…
17 Oct 2006, 02:21
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Chris says: It's a real word, but you're only technically correct if their authors suffer from severe thyroid defiency. And yes, debating feels utterly pointless here -- though…
24 Oct 2005, 03:55
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Dan'l Danehy-Oakes writes: OK, but what about when Isangoma says: "[The Proud One's] breath is the mist that hides the infant uakaris from the claws of the margay!" (p.160 in m…
17 Apr 2003, 00:42
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It was recently mentioned on this list that Jack Vance has prehistoric humans traveling to the stars in three of his novels. While this is correct, I'd like to point out that only …
06 May 2002, 00:38
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I suppose you have to place me amongst those who were somewhat disappointed by the Short Sun books, though I am still willing to be convinced otherwise. Given Wolfe's skill and de…
23 Apr 2001, 23:00
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Anybody else out there got hold of an advance copy of _In Green's Jungles_? After reading it, I've still got a lot more questions than answers. I can't wait for people who are smar…
09 Jun 2000, 21:24
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I thought I'd muddy the (too-) quiescent waters... The hypothesis that Horn is actually in Silk's body is appealing; yet it seems contradicted by the very beginning of NtLS: "Wit…
21 Dec 1999, 21:52
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