BOTNS is a classic

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes · 18 Aug 2006, 18:38 · from 2006-August.txt.gz

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From: danldo at gmail.com (Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:38:07 -0700
Subject: (urth) BOTNS is a classic
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Oh, it's fantasy all right. If you're just plain allergic to fantasy, skip
it. If you like the very best (like LotR), grab it NOW.

On 8/18/06, Jonathon McKitrick <jcm at freebsd-uk.eu.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 08:31:27AM -0700, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:
> : I'll have to be a bit cautious about this: I found it far more _engaging_
> : than any of the Solar books (though Long Sun came close). I was
> : privileged to review THE KNIGHT for the NYRSF, and had trouble
> : actually _writing_ the review, because I didn't want to stop reading
> : and rereading the book -- the first time that had happened to me in
> : over thirty years, since I first read LORD OF THE RINGS in sixth
> : grade.
>
> Is it a true 'magic' book, sci-fi in disguise, or neither?
>
>
> Jonathon McKitrick
> --
> My other computer is your Windows box.
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Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, writer, trainer, bon vivant
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