tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post2361651896319185655..comments2024-03-28T22:00:35.840-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: The Space Opera Bar Just Went UpZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-58060117363420715432012-08-20T10:54:06.258-07:002012-08-20T10:54:06.258-07:00oh man oh man...'light' was mindblowing an...oh man oh man...'light' was mindblowing and 'nova swing' mocks me from the to-read shelf. ever read 'the course of the heart'? nowhere near as immediately compelling as 'light' but what a goddamn showcase. not many have MJH's pure skill.<br /><br />looking forward to this.Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215651059418273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-16489014037204070702012-08-20T02:20:58.715-07:002012-08-20T02:20:58.715-07:00Weird. I ordered Empty Space mere seconds before h...Weird. I ordered Empty Space mere seconds before heading over here this morning...Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358745612568588337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-89518942709790766342012-08-19T19:23:14.312-07:002012-08-19T19:23:14.312-07:00I disagree only because I assert: Gene Wolfe. Not...I disagree only because I assert: Gene Wolfe. Not to the diminishment of one but rather the exaltation of the other.mordicaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713766652793265867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-38468155725474602582012-08-19T16:00:50.359-07:002012-08-19T16:00:50.359-07:00Good is right. It's almost so obvious it doesn...Good is right. It's almost so obvious it doesn't need saying. But if it is said, those so-called gibbering morons and droolers might mull it over, see the new subtlety and gibber and drool less. The fact MJH does say it suggests he understands that - it's a good reason to take the time after all - and that in itself could be a new subtlety to see. Good and honest, and maybe smart.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-78076207250425847642012-08-19T13:05:46.091-07:002012-08-19T13:05:46.091-07:00Good. And definitely way too subtle a point for th...Good. And definitely way too subtle a point for the droolersZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-12861623851297317482012-08-19T12:57:13.730-07:002012-08-19T12:57:13.730-07:00Not sure if this is what they were talking about o...Not sure if this is what they were talking about on ENworld, but it is always worth reading: http://www.fantasticmetropolis.com/i/viriconium/ noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-23703950003217999422012-08-19T11:41:42.771-07:002012-08-19T11:41:42.771-07:00Well he said something more complicated along the ...Well he said something more complicated along the lines of: the way you build a world is by paying attention to how a reader experiences it in a story and worry about that.<br /><br />But ENworld, like most forums, is usually a hive of gibbering morons trying to outdo each other in the reduction-to-boringness sweepstakes.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-73497151963814576182012-08-19T11:33:02.395-07:002012-08-19T11:33:02.395-07:00I re-read Light and Nova Swing not too long ago in...I re-read Light and Nova Swing not too long ago in anticipation of this novel, but I still have yet to buy it (I'm hoping Spectrum is going to release it in the states) . I like you say about Viriconium and it makes me remember a long thread on ENworld about how M. John Harrison can go fuck himself because he said something along the lines of "World Building is complete bullshit and a waste of time". I fucking love that guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com