# CONFLUENCE *The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 04 Jan 2000* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### Nicholas Gevers *04 Jan 2000, 00:39* In his review of Paul J. McAuley's CONFLUENCE series, just posted on SF WEEKLY, John Clute does a systematic comparison of the trilogy with THE BOOKS by Wolfe. I agree with Clute's analysis; but McAuley himself downplays the homage element. In any event, I strongly recommend CONFLUENCE to everyone; SHRINE OF STARS, the final volume, is very like a redemptive parody of THE URTH OF THE NEW SUN. ===== ---