instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis heliconia one. i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and the third one just made me think about the history of the church and monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week for ?1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next.
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:39:17 +0000, metro-golden-meower <metro-golden-meower@meow.org> wrote: >instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet >another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis >heliconia one. > >i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and >the third one just made me think about the history of the church and >monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own >ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. > >at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll >start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week >for ?1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next. heh. having a quick look on the bookshelf in my bedroom i found emphyrio by jack vance which i didn't know i had. that'll be the book after the dragon masters
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:50 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: > On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:39:17 +0000, metro-golden-meower > <metro-golden-meower@meow.org> wrote: > >>instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet >>another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis >>heliconia one. >> >>i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and >>the third one just made me think about the history of the church and >>monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own >>ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. >> >>at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll >>start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week >>for 1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next. > > heh. having a quick look on the bookshelf in my bedroom i found > emphyrio by jack vance which i didn't know i had. that'll be the book > after the dragon masters I just grabbed _Space Opera_ by him, which is, strangely enough, about an opera in space . . . . -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 You want a job and a lizard to ride? < _The Einstein Intersection_
On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:11:30 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> wrote: >On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:50 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: > >> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:39:17 +0000, metro-golden-meower >> <metro-golden-meower@meow.org> wrote: >> >>>instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet >>>another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis >>>heliconia one. >>> >>>i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and >>>the third one just made me think about the history of the church and >>>monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own >>>ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. >>> >>>at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll >>>start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week >>>for ?1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next. >> >> heh. having a quick look on the bookshelf in my bedroom i found >> emphyrio by jack vance which i didn't know i had. that'll be the book >> after the dragon masters > >I just grabbed _Space Opera_ by him, which is, strangely enough, about an >opera in space . . . . how large is the female lead? -- dave hillstrom mhm15x4 zrbj <This space for rent.>
On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:11:30 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> wrote: >On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:50 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: > >> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:39:17 +0000, metro-golden-meower >> <metro-golden-meower@meow.org> wrote: >> >>>instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet >>>another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis >>>heliconia one. >>> >>>i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and >>>the third one just made me think about the history of the church and >>>monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own >>>ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. >>> >>>at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll >>>start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week >>>for ?1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next. >> >> heh. having a quick look on the bookshelf in my bedroom i found >> emphyrio by jack vance which i didn't know i had. that'll be the book >> after the dragon masters > >I just grabbed _Space Opera_ by him, which is, strangely enough, about an >opera in space . . . . "in space noone can heare the fat lady sing."
dave hillstrom wrote: > On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:11:30 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:50 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:39:17 +0000, metro-golden-meower >>> <metro-golden-meower@meow.org> wrote: >>> >>>> instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet >>>> another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis >>>> heliconia one. >>>> >>>> i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and >>>> the third one just made me think about the history of the church and >>>> monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own >>>> ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. >>>> >>>> at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll >>>> start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week >>>> for ?1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next. >>> heh. having a quick look on the bookshelf in my bedroom i found >>> emphyrio by jack vance which i didn't know i had. that'll be the book >>> after the dragon masters >> I just grabbed _Space Opera_ by him, which is, strangely enough, about an >> opera in space . . . . > > how large is the female lead? IN SPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!1! -- Per - user23ATgmailDOTcom mhm 24x23 icq: 6047688
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:33:36 -0600, Per wrote: > dave hillstrom wrote: > >> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:11:30 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:50 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:39:17 +0000, metro-golden-meower >>>> <metro-golden-meower@meow.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet >>>>> another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis >>>>> heliconia one. >>>>> >>>>> i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and >>>>> the third one just made me think about the history of the church and >>>>> monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own >>>>> ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. >>>>> >>>>> at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll >>>>> start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week >>>>> for 1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next. >>>> >>>> heh. having a quick look on the bookshelf in my bedroom i found >>>> emphyrio by jack vance which i didn't know i had. that'll be the book >>>> after the dragon masters >>> >>> I just grabbed _Space Opera_ by him, which is, strangely enough, about >>> an opera in space . . . . >> >> how large is the female lead? > > IN SPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!1! There was a _Lexx_ epi about that, "Brigadoom", which I have on DVD but don't watch, since I'm seriously allergic to bad singing and music . . . . -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 _Thurb_, tinkle, boing, fump, twang. Music, by heaven. Music. < _The Thurb Revolution_
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:41:54 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: > On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:11:30 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:50 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:39:17 +0000, metro-golden-meower >>> <metro-golden-meower@meow.org> wrote: >>> >>>>instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet >>>>another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis >>>>heliconia one. >>>> >>>>i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and >>>>the third one just made me think about the history of the church and >>>>monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own >>>>ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. >>>> >>>>at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll >>>>start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week >>>>for 1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next. >>> >>> heh. having a quick look on the bookshelf in my bedroom i found >>> emphyrio by jack vance which i didn't know i had. that'll be the book >>> after the dragon masters >> >>I just grabbed _Space Opera_ by him, which is, strangely enough, about an >>opera in space . . . . > > "in space noone can heare the fat lady sing." I'm not quite sure of the chronology, and am too lazy to look, but it really seems like it was the first really smooth novel by him-- you can see him struggling a bit with his early novels, in the 1950s, especially with characters, although he's always been mind-bogglingly good at description, and his language started out good and got ever more elegant and colorful over the next four decades or so). _The Dragon Masters_ I thought was minor, although good and lively and bizarre enough to be an award-winning novel (he tossed off-- I know that's an unfortunate British slang expression, but too bad-- _The Last Castle_ free for some editor to make up for some contractual obligation and it won awards, too). _Emphyrio_ is dark and complicated but good. -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 A morphote, resting on a log, made an incomprehensible gesture and slipped off into the undergrowth. < _The Gray Prince_
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:25:10 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> wrote: >On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:41:54 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: > >> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:11:30 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>>On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:50 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:39:17 +0000, metro-golden-meower >>>> <metro-golden-meower@meow.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>>instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet >>>>>another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis >>>>>heliconia one. >>>>> >>>>>i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and >>>>>the third one just made me think about the history of the church and >>>>>monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own >>>>>ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. >>>>> >>>>>at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll >>>>>start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week >>>>>for ?1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next. >>>> >>>> heh. having a quick look on the bookshelf in my bedroom i found >>>> emphyrio by jack vance which i didn't know i had. that'll be the book >>>> after the dragon masters >>> >>>I just grabbed _Space Opera_ by him, which is, strangely enough, about an >>>opera in space . . . . >> >> "in space noone can heare the fat lady sing." > >I'm not quite sure of the chronology, and am too lazy to look, but it >really seems like it was the first really smooth novel by him-- you can >see him struggling a bit with his early novels, in the 1950s, especially >with characters, although he's always been mind-bogglingly good at >description, and his language started out good and got ever more elegant >and colorful over the next four decades or so). i wonder if he has a fan ng? i've never thought to look before now. >_The Dragon Masters_ I thought was minor, although good and lively and >bizarre enough to be an award-winning novel (he tossed off-- I know that's >an unfortunate British slang expression, but too bad-- _The Last Castle_ >free for some editor to make up for some contractual obligation and it won >awards, too). i've not made it to uxbridge yet to check the second hand book shops out as the mate i was going to go with keeps blowing all his cash on crap. i may go over on my birthday on the 29th. btw i'm like getting really old now, i'll be 39 this year! >_Emphyrio_ is dark and complicated but good. i look forward to reading it. so far the dragon masters hasn't been over exciting and i'm about 1/3 of the way through it.
On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:11:28 -0500, dave hillstrom blather'd thus: > On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:11:30 -0500, mimus <tinmimus99@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:50 +0000, metro-golden-meower wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:39:17 +0000, metro-golden-meower >>> <metro-golden-meower@meow.org> wrote: >>> >>>>instead of wasting my life away on usenet, i hace been off reading yet >>>>another sci fi/fantasy trillogy. this time it was the brian aldis >>>>heliconia one. >>>> >>>>i liked the first book. the second took me a while to take to it and >>>>the third one just made me think about the history of the church and >>>>monarchy here with how the populace is manipulated for a facists own >>>>ends. over all. i think the series has been over rated. >>>> >>>>at least i have the dragon masters by vance to read now which i'll >>>>start in about 30 mins. i picked it up pretty cheap in oxfam last week >>>>for 1.39. after that, i have no idea what i'm going to read next. >>> >>> heh. having a quick look on the bookshelf in my bedroom i found >>> emphyrio by jack vance which i didn't know i had. that'll be the book >>> after the dragon masters >> >>I just grabbed _Space Opera_ by him, which is, strangely enough, about >>an opera in space . . . . > > how large is the female lead? She's about 5 stone. And butt ugly. -- Dr E-- mhm 17x1 SGM #3 smeeter #13 FWAC:"Old No.-7" Surgeon General-Relativity Commodore/Upper-Half/1st Virginia Volunteers/CEsium Brigade NF & TCIB. ATFFFIQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The flames kindled on the fourth of July, seventeen hundred and seventy six, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism." -- Thomas Jefferson
