tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10666901.post1403126229982848695..comments2024-01-14T01:51:23.999-05:00Comments on DuckRabbit: Ooh, me too!Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349267352262603510noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10666901.post-51614603609920980782007-03-18T14:44:00.000-04:002007-03-18T14:44:00.000-04:00Of all the sci-fi classix listed, which is the "tr...Of all the sci-fi classix listed, which is the "truest"? <BR/><BR/>(it's amusing how most philosophical types--even hardcore "analyticals"-- accept fictional narratives as some clue to human psychology, or politics, or technostructure, when they are more or less syntactical ballets--and for some of us, Stravinsky does better ballet music than say Bob Heinlein).<BR/><BR/><BR/>That said, agree with your praise of Harlan's Deathbird stories, or Neal Stevenson's Snowcrash (Viva Raven), and WG's Count Zero ; Dick apres-"Electric Sheep", UBIK, (tho' Scanner Darkly rather murky, however phunn) ......... other fun early c-punk: Ballard's Vermillion Sands, AA AttanasioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10666901.post-22201196965241350152007-03-12T18:00:00.000-04:002007-03-12T18:00:00.000-04:00Thanks, N.N., for the update from Earthsea. I did...Thanks, N.N., for the update from Earthsea. I did like <I>The Farthest Shore</I> best, but I also liked #2 (I remember appreciating the idea that even Mr. Wizard-stud Ged was having a tough time keeping the Old Ones out of his head and needed some help.)<BR/><BR/>Never heard of <I>Dragonlance</I>. I'll keep it in mind. If you like Le Guin you should definitely check out McKillip (start with the ones mentioned).Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349267352262603510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10666901.post-57747011305004495792007-03-12T16:05:00.000-04:002007-03-12T16:05:00.000-04:00I forgot to add that I really like the Weis's and ...I forgot to add that I really like the Weis's and Hickman's <I>Dragonlance</I> series. The <I>Chronicles</I> (<I>Dragons of Autumn Twilight</I>, <I>Dragons of Winter Night</I>, and <I>Dragons of Spring Dawning</I>) are great, but the <I>Legends</I> (<I>Time Of The Twins</I>, <I>War Of The Twins</I>, and <I>Test Of The Twins</I>) are even better.N. N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05983492370711591794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10666901.post-37460798841630422422007-03-12T15:42:00.000-04:002007-03-12T15:42:00.000-04:00The Tolkien is in a class by itself. I've read Lor...The Tolkien is in a class by itself. I've read <I>Lord of the Rings</I> a couple dozen times, and it is more interesting each time.<BR/><BR/>The first and third books in Le Guin's <I>Earthsea</I> trilogy is next in line for me. <I>Tehanu</I> was fair, but since I didn't enjoy the storyline of the second book, I didn't much care for more about its main character. <I>Tales of Earthsea</I>, a collection of short stories, is excellent. However, the final installment in <I>Earthsea</I> series, <I>The Other Wind</I>, is a terrible rewriting of a major theme in <I>The Farthest Shore</I>, viz., the nature of the afterlife.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, <I>A Wizard of Earthsea</I> and <I>The Farthest Shore</I> are nothing short of brilliant. I especially like Le Guin's explanation of magic in terms of naming.N. N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05983492370711591794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10666901.post-66779904808197351692007-03-11T22:54:00.000-04:002007-03-11T22:54:00.000-04:00See, I told you I left out something wonderful. I...See, I told you I left out something wonderful. I would like to say I was just testing, but yes, this one actually slipped my mind. I affirm it: <I>Riddley Walker</I> is totally great. Good catch!<BR/><BR/><I>Riddle-Master</I> is the one-volume version; the first book is <I>Riddle-Master of Hed</I>. Here's your excuse to read it again. There is some time spent underground at one point, but I'm not sure it's a mine. No major equine characters though, as far as I remember.<BR/><BR/>Theres my tel<BR/>Keap you welDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349267352262603510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10666901.post-90698649098079613572007-03-11T22:19:00.000-04:002007-03-11T22:19:00.000-04:00What, no Riddley Walker?I know I read Riddle-Maste...What, no <EM>Riddley Walker</EM>?<BR/><BR/>I know I read <EM>Riddle-Master</EM> as a wee bairn, bound up in one volume called "Riddle of Stars" or some such, but I can barely remember anything about it. There was a mine, and I think a horse?Ben Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06887096661154495898noreply@blogger.com