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J.Shultz wrote:
Speaking of this, anyone have any suggestions for further reading.
Further than what? 8*)
You might check out the recent discussion of a "syllabus" for an introductory BotNS class. There's been a lot of good stuff mentioned there (and some real trash).
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I'm hungry for a good story and I can get lost in a bookstore for hours without ever making a decision. Any help in the right direction would be appreciated.
Hoom. Well, there are a few SF writers out there with literary aspirations and executions as high as Wolfe, or nearly so: Dan Simmons comes to mind, as does Samuel R. Delany. Ursula K. Le Guin
-- though she seems less likely to appeal to a Wolfe fan. Tim Powers is not quite as good, but packs a lot of layers of meaning into his work anyway.
A few individual books I've read lately that I can recommend: Matt Ruff's "Sewer, Gas, and Electric," which is almost impossible to describe. A computerized ghost of Ayn Rand is a major character; so is a giant flying shark. If that doesn't grab you, forget it, the book's not for you. If it does -- the book is a major hoot.
Say: what ever happened to the idea of "Wolfe" and "Lupine"
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-- Roach