Famous monsters

David Duffy · 21 Jul 2006, 00:08 · from 2006-July.txt.gz

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From: David.Duffy at qimr.edu.au (David Duffy)
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:08:13 +1000 (EST)
Subject: (urth) Famous monsters
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On Thu, 20 Jul 2006, Tony Ellis wrote:

> I wrote:
> >in The Sword of the
> >Lictor,chapter XXXV, Dr Talos alludes to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
>
> And b_sharp:
> >But I think Talos' statement refers to the legend Llibio has recently
>
> No, it's definitely Frankenstein :-) . Dr Talos says "our own shadows
> race into the past to trouble mankind's dreams." What's the one thing
>

I see this also as a nod to _Childhood's End_

David Duffy.

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