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@RichardAbbott HAHAHAHA! Exactly!
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I agree! That is a prime ingredient for bombing each other back to Stonehenge
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You will note, @Michael_S_Miller, I was effusive in my praise! :wink:
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I am certain @Apocryphal is correct! Not being a complete and utter dick is high praise for Severian from me!
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I thought I had been here since the beginning, but I don't remember Name of the Wind! @dr_mitch - that's right! You did! I had forgotten! :tongue:
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I couldn't read Solaris. Just did not work for me!
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I feel the same way. I'm just waiting for him to do something hideous!
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(Quote) I have said this before! After the debacle with Pride of Chanur... :blush:
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Could be! :wink:
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I kind of miss it, so yes to both.
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I would seriously love to come, though I can't assure that I can make it!
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Cool! much more verdant than I had pictured!
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Emptying into the famous Solent! :)
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(Quote) > (Quote) I would ascribe a lot of this as being because it was a first book. This all seems an inexperienced author problem.
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(Quote) Kinky! :D
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I personally LIKED that the Toremi were inconsistent and unfathomable! There SHOULD be aliens who are so very alien that it is difficult to communicate with BEYOND the language barrier. Why did they fire on the ship? I don't know, but it made sense …
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@NeilNjae - I think because of Severian's odd memory, he can access her memories as if they were his own. Hildegrin does not have that kind of memory, and has mostly forgotten her while for Severian, they are always fresh. As for the ridiculous inf…
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No one ever complained about a lack of drama in their real lives, ever! :wink: There is plenty of drama here, but it is mostly small scale drama. Small, everyday life dramas.
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Let's hope so, @NeilNjae! I am getting used to it with the Slow Reads, but it is uncomfortable!
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Sounds like I have some work ahead of me... I can't just lose myself in it...
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I liked the non-violence inherent in the human culture. A refreshing change! I have personally tried to make my own games non-combat focused, even the ones about war, but then I don't know if others play them that way, or if it's just me. My players…
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I liked all the characters. They seemed like basically good people, like Canadians! Then again, I like a lot of television, so there is that. Basic pedestrian tastes! I loved the whole idea of the people who make the wormholes! Awesome! I want to g…
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I think you got first and second mixed up, @Apocryphal! :wink: Being the simple-minded fellow I am, I liked the book a lot. so I will answer both questions! >:) The crew of the Wayfarer are multi-species, but able to work around differences. T…
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I hadn't realized Richard might not WANT to do it. If so, I put him in an awkward position, which was never my intent. This is why I withdraw my suggestion. Also, I didn't catch that City of Brass was fantasy. Since I have severe problems with non-…
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I will withdraw my suggestion. Sorry I put it forward. Either book Neil suggests will be fine.
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There was a winky smiley there! I most certainly wasn't serious about the 'put up or shut up' bit! But as for the book, it's the best hard SF I have read in several years.
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There was a winky smiley there! I most certainly wasn't serious about the 'put up or shut up' bit! But as for the book, it's the best hard SF I have read in several years.
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Meaning I should put up or shut up? :wink: If you remember I proposed this: https://www.amazon.com/Far-Spaceports-Richard-Abbott-ebook/dp/B017WODIUU . I stand by it.
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(Quote) If this wasn't a slow read, I would have ditched this book long ago. I cannot sympathize on any level with this guy. He isn't even an asshole. Assholes are useful. (Quote) I think what @Apocryphal means is that the undine came there specifi…
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(Quote) He made her, he can destroy her. (Quote) He is awful.