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    "id": 41,
    "subject": "ENDANGERED SPECIES by Gene Wolfe",
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    "first": "1990-04-26T16:28:46+00:00",
    "last": "1990-04-27T14:42:51+00:00"
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      "message_id": "<4841@cbnewsj.ATT.COM>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Evelyn C. Leeper",
        "address": "ecl at cbnewsj.att.com"
      },
      "date": "1990-04-26T16:28:46+00:00",
      "subject": "ENDANGERED SPECIES by Gene Wolfe",
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          "text": "ENDANGERED SPECIES by Gene Wolfe\n\t\tTor, 1990 (1989c), ISBN 0-812-50718-5, $4.95.\n\t\t      A book review by Evelyn C. Leeper\n\t\t       Copyright 1990 Evelyn C. Leeper\n\n     This collection of thirty-four stories by one of the leading literary\nscience fiction authors of today is billed on the cover as \"one of the most\nimportant collections of the decade\" (FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION) and \"the\nbest single-author collection you will see this year\" (ANALOG).  For a\nchange, the blurbs are not just hype.\n\n     First of all, this is a much larger collection than one usually sees--\nalmost twice the usual number of stories.  The result is that we can see a\nmuch wider range of Wolfe's talent than a normal-length collection would\nshow us.  Secondly, though all the stories have been previously published\nelsewhere, they are not what you would call readily available.  For example,\n\"Our Friend by Charles Dickens\" appeared in ROOMS OF PARADISE edited by Lee\nHarding.  Try finding that at your local Waldenbooks--or even Forbidden\nPlanet!\n\n     Notable stories include the aforementioned \"Our Neighbor by David\nCopperfield,\" an excellent story to give your friend who loves Dickens's\nstyle.  \"In the House of Gingerbread\" is a wonderful twist and re-twist on\nthe classic children's story; \"The War Beneath the Tree\" also takes an\ninteresting turn at the end.\n\n     Unfortunately, even such a literary work as this is not free of typos;\nin \"The God and His Man\" the sword is named either \"Maser\" or \"Master,\"\ndepending on what sentence you're in.\n\n     These stories cover the range of science fiction, horror, and fantasy.\nMy only quibble is the omission of \"Slaves of Silver,\" Wolfe's foray into\nSherlockiana, but that's a minor objection.  If you're interested in seeing\nwhere science fiction concepts meet mainstream literary values, buy this\nbook."
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    {
      "message_id": "<2636@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Jeff Fabijanic",
        "address": "jeff at spdcc.com"
      },
      "date": "1990-04-27T14:42:51+00:00",
      "subject": "Re: ENDANGERED SPECIES by Gene Wolfe",
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          "text": "    Unfortunately, even such a literary work as this is not free of\ntypos; in \"The God and His Man\" the sword is named either \"Maser\" or\n\"Master,\" depending on what sentence you're in."
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          "text": " \nI went back and read this story to make sure, and I think that the change\nwas intentional. The sword is \"Master\" (which, considering the story, is\npretty true) and it is also a maser - that is, it behaves more powerfully\nthan a simple sword, the implication being that it is a high powered energy\nweapon of some sort.\n But then again, maybe they *are* just typos...;*}\n \n          Jeff"
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