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Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
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Mon, 20 Dec 1999 14:46:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Jasper Janssen writes:
> > Oops! Well, it's obviously derived from Pyramids--that's what I was
> > erroneously referring to.
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> It is? I think I've read Pyramids, but I didn't get that.
I'm deriving it from Ptraci, Ptaclusp, and the like. I've also read a
discussion of this, though whether it was on Usenet or elsewhere, I can't
recall. I'll look into it if you're really curious.
> > My mistake. I wasn't aware that he'd chosen it.
> > Anyway, the rest of my post still stands! 8^)
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> Possibly. I haven't read the last few so I can't say whether they were
> very substandard. I also don't tend to see things like that very
> strongly, anyway.
When I say substandard, by the way, I mean only that they lacked the
tightness of some of his other stuff, as though he's "dumbing-down" his work
to appeal either to a broader (Juniorized?) audience or at the behest of his
publishers. I admit, the latter seems unlikely, given his success.
Dave!
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| (...) Top be a bit more precise, his email address is pterry@something (something.demon.co.uk, IIRC), he sometimes signs off with it IIRC, and it makes a nice convenient shorthand. ;) (...) It is? I think I've read Pyramids, but I didn't get that. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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