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| 1154.1 | "Steel Beach" by John Varley is out in paperback.... | QUARRY::petert | rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty | Tue Aug 03 1993 10:59 | 12 |
| I'm currently reading "Steel Beach" by John Varley. Not necessarily a
new author (though not that old either). It seems to be set in a
milieu similar though not necessarily identical to the Ophiuchi
Hotline. Good read so far, but I'm not really sure where he's going
with it (ie is there a plot here? or just some interesting vignettes?)
There are some indications something is going on that will tie things
together, but I don't find it the can't put down variety. I grabbed this
when it came out in paperback a few weeks ago, and aside from interrupting
to read 'Jurassic Park' before I saw the movie, I've been enjoyng it
slowly.
PeterT
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| 1154.2 | "Carve the Sky" | QUARRY::petert | rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty | Tue Aug 03 1993 11:03 | 6 |
| Also worthy of note is a book by a local (to Mass.) author, Alexander Jablonsky
(I think that's spelled right.) The book is "Carve the Sky" and it
tells an intriguing tale of art (sculpture mostly) and interplanetary
conflict. I found it in my library and it was well worth the read.
PeterT
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| 1154.3 | | CNTROL::HUBER | File and Forget | Tue Aug 03 1993 12:22 | 14 |
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Re .1
Before I read Steel Beach, I thought Varley's strength was his short
stories - many of which are brilliant. After reading Steel Beach, I
still think he's better at shorts than novels. Not that his novels
are bad - those I've read, including Steel Beach, have been worthwhile
reads - just that they pale in comparison.
As far as Steel Beach goes, what you've seen is what you get. It's
pleasant, interesting, and ocassionally engaging, but never
outstanding.
Joe
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| 1154.4 | Other Varley | CAMONE::ARENDT | Harry Arendt CAM:: | Tue Aug 03 1993 15:35 | 6 |
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Varley also has a three book set called Titan, Wizard and Mumble
(that is to say something I don't remember) which make a good read
as a set (Ie buy all three and then read them sequentially as if
they were one book.
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| 1154.5 | Demon | UNXA::BEUTE | We apologize for the inconvenience. | Tue Aug 03 1993 16:18 | 10 |
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>> Varley also has a three book set called Titan, Wizard and Mumble
>> (that is to say something I don't remember) which make a good read
>> as a set (Ie buy all three and then read them sequentially as if
>> they were one book.
The 3rd book was Demon.
- Chris
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| 1154.6 | | QUIVER::ANIL | | Tue Aug 03 1993 19:31 | 3 |
| Arthur Clarke has a new book out, "Hammer of God". Haven't read it
yet, but I've heard the story is along the lines of Niven's
"Lucifer's Hammer".
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| 1154.7 | | NETRIX::thomas | The Code Warrior | Wed Aug 04 1993 07:15 | 1 |
| Made a decent short story.
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| 1154.8 | try Virtual Girl by Amy Thomson | UPSAR::ROBINSON | Andy Robinson | Sun Aug 15 1993 00:07 | 7 |
| You could try Virtual Girl by Amy Thomson
I enjoyed it quite a bit. It is her first novel and is not a
series. Her second novel is in the works and has nothing to do
with the first one.
-Andy-
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| 1154.9 | A couple more | NWD002::REID_PA | SI - Lookin' for a bigger hammer | Fri Jan 07 1994 17:50 | 8 |
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Two I've enjoyed recently: The Sword and the Lion, Roberta Cray and The
Legend of Nightfall. The first has has an interesting twist of Goddess/Human/
Planetary conquest. The second deals with a thief/assassin being magically
tied up with a doofus extraneous prince. Both entertaining reads, as least
better than most I've read lately.
Paul
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