Re: Why does Peter F. Hamilton?
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:31 +0100 (BST)
In article <3eQrRTE9vAJKFw9X@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid>,
nospam_nov03@jhall.co.uk (John Hall) wrote:
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> I've noticed a tendency over the last 45 years or so for SF novels to
> get longer and longer. In the 1960s quite a few came in at only about
> 200 pages and 300 pages would be looked on as on the long side ...
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Ansible 263 [long]
Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:37:26 +0100
ANSIBLE 263
JUNE 2009
From DAVE LANGFORD, 94 London Road, Reading, Berks, RG1 5AU. Web
news.ansible.co.uk. Fax 0705 080 1534. ISSN 0265-9816 (print) 1740-942X
(e). Available for SAE or map location of the Terrestrial Paradise.
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version. Ma ...
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Why does Peter F. Hamilton?
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:25:22 -0700 (PDT)
Why does Peter F. Hamilton write such hefty books. I'm reading Judas
Unchained at the moment, while it's not bad, I think a lot of it could
be left out. I mean in Pandora's Star, the best bit was the attack by
the Primes. This was the last quarter of an over 1000 page book. The
only reason I'm continuing with Juda ...
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Membership for Satellite 2 available
30 May 2009 14:41:45 +0100 (BST)
I have a membership for Satellite 2 (a convention to celebrate the
40th anniversary of the first moon landing, to be held in Glasgow on
25 - 26 July; Iain Banks is guest of honour) but will be at a
work-related convention of American crystallographers that weekend; if
anyone's interested in buying the membership f ...
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the new star trek movie
Tue, 26 May 2009 07:26:54 -0700 (PDT)
how good is this movie??
honestly, if this is a sign of whats to come then i'm so totally up
for it!!!
its funy to see all the original crew as they were in their youth,
rebellious etc...
cant wait for mr. abrams to make the next and the next and the
next...etc ...
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Re: Ansible 262 [long]
Thu, 21 May 2009 00:30:12 +0100
On Fri, 01 May 2009 18:35:20 +0100, David Langford <ansible@cix.co.uk>
wrote:
>AS OTHERS SEE SOME OF US. _Vanity Fair_ on the _NY Times_ publisher,
>Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr: 'While clearly smart, Arthur is not especially
>intellectual. For what it's worth, he is a _Star Trek_ fan.' [GS]
> The _Daily Teleg ...
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27th May 2009 - BSFA Monthly Meeting - Jaine Fenn interview
Fri, 15 May 2009 05:14:01 -0700 (PDT)
Jaine Fenn (author of Principles of Angels and Consorts of Heaven)
will be interviewed by Kari Sperring (author of Living with Ghosts)
Venue:
Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ
Nearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle)
Map: here.
All welcome! (No entry ...
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China Mieville, Perdido Street Station
Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:08:41 -0700 (PDT)
I have this books sitting in front of me, I will read it after Dune by
Frank Herbert. However, what's the gist of the story with out spoiling
it. Is it SF or Fantasy? Not that I'm worried either way. From the
stuff on the back of the book, my guess is some kind of cyberpunk. Is
this close? ...
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Alistair Reynolds sent me another email!
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:12:39 -0700 (PDT)
Just thought I'd share this with you all. I was dissapointed with the
ending of Absolution Gap. So I told Al.
Hi Alastair,
Just a quick mail to say I have finished your Inhibitors trilogy. I
really, really enjoyed them. However, I must ask was there a deadline
to meet or something as I felt the ending of Abs ...
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Fantasy Books.
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:41:36 -0700 (PDT)
I've been feeling for awhile that I want to read some fantasy books.
What would you suggest? I was thinking Raymond E. Feist. I don't like
the look of David Eddings. Basically I have been an SF reader for some
time so I'm not sure where to start when it comes to fantasy.
Who's good? Who's not?
Recommendation' ...
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