tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post2309800905184929217..comments2024-01-30T20:01:01.316+00:00Comments on Science Fiction & Fantasy: The Mercury Annual by Michael Wyndham ThomasAnthony G Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-81344489715066462102009-07-09T05:57:42.287+01:002009-07-09T05:57:42.287+01:00It appeared as though the terms were hot links to ...It appeared as though the terms were hot links to some location. I didn't want to click on them, not knowing what was at the other end.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-87879259869604101402009-07-08T23:42:54.856+01:002009-07-08T23:42:54.856+01:00Yeah, saw them, deleted them.
I don't unders...Yeah, saw them, deleted them. <br /><br />I don't understand what anyone has to gain from posting gibberish.Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-89343435801015136282009-07-08T21:30:10.202+01:002009-07-08T21:30:10.202+01:00Anthony,
I think you got hit either by a spammer ...Anthony,<br /><br />I think you got hit either by a spammer or the North Koreans. Check comments for the post about McCaffrey's Dragonflight.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-36111283811224529332009-07-04T14:30:19.620+01:002009-07-04T14:30:19.620+01:00I have to disagree a bit with the critics who have...I have to disagree a bit with the critics who have a problem with two major plot elements. Without the blindness, the triffids wouldn't be a problem, as we learn in the brief back history section early in the book. They were relatively easily controlled.<br /><br />The triffids, on the other hand, complicate the problem of blindness. The crisis wouldn't have been nearly as serious without both. Blindness constitutes the major plot element, and frankly, I think it would have produced an less exciting novel by itself.<br /><br />The public library has a copy of the Mieville book, so I grabbed it as soon as I heard about it.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-19565229380494184272009-07-04T10:18:55.778+01:002009-07-04T10:18:55.778+01:00Thanks for your comments, Fred.
Coincidence, def...Thanks for your comments, Fred. <br /><br />Coincidence, definitely! We always notice such coincidences when they happen, and don't recall the zillions of times when such coincidences fail to happen...<br /><br />John Wyndham was another of the authors who got me hooked on SF. I well recall 'The Day of the Triffids', and still have my 1962-published paperback I bought at that time. He was one of the rare SFF writers whose work transcended the genre ghetto and became widely known among a general readership (at least in the UK). Interestingly, this book has been criticised for breaking one of the "rules" for this kind of disaster novel, which is that you should only have one major plot element; TDOTT has two (the blindness, and the triffids). <br /><br />I have kept four Benfords on my shelf, including the first two of the Galactic Center series (I really ought to read the rest). I like his writing, but he does seem to have been rather neglected.<br /><br />I have read a very good review of the Mieville book, so I've put it on my 'to buy' list. Along with dozens of others...Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-4065675270521091452009-07-04T08:06:37.832+01:002009-07-04T08:06:37.832+01:00Sounds fascinating. I can see that it could just ...Sounds fascinating. I can see that it could just disappear or develop a cult following. <br /><br />Listening to KUAT Fm, local (PBS) station. It just started playing the "Theme from Star Wars" as I was reading your post. Convergence, confluence, or coincidence? <br /><br />Wyndham--unusual name--brings up fond memories. Our SF group just discussed _The Day of the Triffids_ some months ago and will do _Out of The Deeps_ in a few months. <br /><br /><br />Now reading Benford's fourth book in the Galactic Center series--The Tides of Time. <br /><br />Just discovered that China Mieville published a detective novel--The City & The City--that's a bit misleading because I don't know how to enter the second "The City" in backwards. First paragraph of the jacket blurb: "New York Times bestselling author China Mieville delivers his most accomplished novel yet, an existential thriller set in a city unlike any other--real or imagined."Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com