Of Blog of the Fallen: "M. John Harrison, The Pastel City"

Adam Thornton · 07 May 2009, 03:29 · from 2009-May.txt.gz

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From: adam at io.com (Adam Thornton)
Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 22:29:52 -0500
Subject: (urth) Of Blog of the Fallen: "M. John Harrison,
	The Pastel City"
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On May 6, 2009, at 9:50 PM, Craig Brewer wrote:

>
> Virconium is WELL worth the time. It might seem a touch dated in a  
> very elusive way, however, since Harrison has often said that he  
> wrote the stories out of his own frustration as a sf/fantasy editor  
> in the 60s/70s. They aren't anti-genre, by any means, but some of  
> the things he does that were "new" then will seem more familiar to  
> Vance/Wolfe/even Moorcock fans.

The first time you see a horse's skull with pomegranates for eyes,  
it's really cool.

The fifteenth time, not so much,

Adam

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