The Distant Suns of Gene Wolfe

Andy Robertson · 05 Jun 2007, 07:12 · from 2007-June.txt.gz

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From: andywrobertson at clara.co.uk (Andy Robertson)
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:12:10 +0100
Subject: (urth) The Distant Suns of Gene Wolfe
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aaron writes: 

> Any other Vance fans subscribe to the list?  

Vance can be very very good, when he takes himself seriously.   I first read 
him as a kid: my only access to SF books was my local library and the only 
Vance book in it was THE DYING EARTH.   For years I thought he was an 
unknown writer who had produced only one exquisite work. 

 - hartshorn 

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