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Re: Fair use of lugnet.cad.dat
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Sat, 27 Feb 1999 03:53:10 GMT
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On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 18:01:46 GMT, Sproaticus <jsproat@geocities.com> wrote:
> Terry K wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:02:49 GMT, Sproaticus <jsproat@geocities.com> wrote:
> > > Still a good read, though. Although _Legacy of Heorot_ was better, IMO.
> > That was a good one. That had a sequel as well, if I am not mistaken. And
> > there was another book dealing with a different planetary system but I don't
> > recall the exact name. "Destiny Road", maybe?. Not as good, at any rate.
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> _Beowulf's Children_? Almost as good, but still just a sequel.
That's the one.
> I've been waiting for _Destiny Road_ for too long now. Ditto for
> _Ringoworld Throne_ or whatever. I've decided to stop following sequels,
> and go for fresh meat again. :-,
Waiting for it? I read it about a year ago. It was in my local library.
> One book I never pass up in the book store is the _Year's Best Sci-Fi_ or
> whatever it's called. Nothing but short stories, from relatively new
> authors, and the vast majority of them really are quite good. Wait, I'll
> get the exact title and post it in a later message.
Yeah, lately I have been reading a lot of compilations. Mostly as a quick way
of finding the good authors. I hate having to read an entire novel just to see
if an author is any good. It seems like there is too much chaff out there, and
not enough wheat.
-- Terry K --
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| (...) _Beowulf's Children_? Almost as good, but still just a sequel. I've been waiting for _Destiny Road_ for too long now. Ditto for _Ringoworld Throne_ or whatever. I've decided to stop following sequels, and go for fresh meat again. :-, One book (...) (28 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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