tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post4407730650071931354..comments2024-01-30T20:01:01.316+00:00Comments on Science Fiction & Fantasy: Chindi by Jack McDevitt, and The Lost Fleet: Courageous by Jack CampbellAnthony G Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-12731192633681277202015-06-21T15:04:29.090+01:002015-06-21T15:04:29.090+01:00I've expressed my views on the subject of over...I've expressed my views on the subject of over-long SF novels in the article The Length of SF Novels (see the links to SFF Articles on the left).<br />Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-36381295248376909072015-06-21T14:37:57.283+01:002015-06-21T14:37:57.283+01:00I read Chindi last year. I liked it enough to wed...I read Chindi last year. I liked it enough to wedge it into the "keep" shelf, but several times I wished McDevitt's editor had told him to cut the word count by 1/4 or 1/3 - it felt like it was originally a tightly-written story expanded by various side tracks and infodumps. <br /><br />It's not just McDevitt's problem; I've seen a lot of books with similar issues over the last 20 years or so. Possibly the publishers feel their customers think "more is better." I guess eventually mass market paperbacks will become cubical.dlwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912456339359889684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-67201975974181032182015-06-21T08:38:06.696+01:002015-06-21T08:38:06.696+01:00Anthony,
Ah, so the title is relevant in a way.Anthony,<br /><br />Ah, so the title is relevant in a way.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-28056038683387026092015-06-21T03:21:18.244+01:002015-06-21T03:21:18.244+01:00Yes, the meaning of Chindi is explained in the boo...Yes, the meaning of Chindi is explained in the book, as it is very relevant to the story - not literally in terms of ghosts, but in terms of something left behind and still functioning long after the originator was dead.<br />Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-2989228094450624792015-06-20T05:05:52.149+01:002015-06-20T05:05:52.149+01:00Anthony,
Fascinating title. "In Navajo relig...Anthony,<br /><br />Fascinating title. "In Navajo religious belief, a chindi (Navajo: chʼį́įdii) is the ghost left behind after a person dies, believed to leave the body with the decedent's last breath."<br /><br />Is there a connection to anything in the story?<br /><br />Following is the url for the Wiki entry on chindi.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chindi<br /><br />As for his opinions regarding TV series and Emma Peel, I heartily endorse and support everything he said. <br /><br />Way back when Johnny Carson was the host of the Tonight Show, Patrick Macnee was a guest and said that various "specialty retail establishments" had reported dramatically increased interest in and difficulty in keeping leather clothing items in stock shortly after Emma Peel became a regular. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com