A Question

Joel Sieh · 15 Jun 2007, 13:36 · from 2007-June.txt.gz

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From: joel.sieh at gmail.com (Joel Sieh)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:36:03 -0400
Subject: (urth) A Question
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I got started with BotNS, and that's what hooked me.  However, some of the
people I've recommended it to couldn't get past Shadow & Claw.

I don't think I'd recommend a collection of short stories to the person.  I
can't seem to sit and read through a collection, and find myself picking
stories to read based on their titles, summaries, or what I've heard.  If
instead you had your own list of selected short stories, I think that could
work well.  That way your friend could try out a few without too much
investment.  Some of my favorites:

The
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