tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post8908236974903406080..comments2024-03-09T13:49:30.039+05:30Comments on Variety SF: My "best of the year" picks: 1961Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post-73419713230952923482012-04-14T02:36:12.975+05:302012-04-14T02:36:12.975+05:30Thanks. I've not read a lot of MacLean - only ...Thanks. I've not read a lot of MacLean - only a couple of stories & they weren't well done (one finished only yesterday - "Incommunicado", a novella from one of the Groff Conklin's 6-packs). Will keep looking out for "Missing Man". Thank you.Tinkoohttp://variety-sf.blogspot.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post-21547812011204696442012-04-14T00:38:35.306+05:302012-04-14T00:38:35.306+05:30Hehe... I agree most of the time.
But, one of my...Hehe... I agree most of the time.<br /><br />But, one of my favorite novels of all time -- Katherine MacLean's Missing Man (novelized 1975) was first a short story (1971) -- it won a Nebula. But the fleshed out one is better in my opinion. I highly recommend it. One of the best telepathy novels...<br /><br />I have a review on my blog if you're curious.Joachim Boazhttp://sciencefictionruminations.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post-29097353191763217802012-04-14T00:24:23.140+05:302012-04-14T00:24:23.140+05:30"I'm male not female": Fixed. Sorry...."I'm male not female": Fixed. Sorry.<br /><br />"Monument": ISFDB lists this novelette & its 1974 expansion into a novel. I've only read the shorter version linked above.<br /><br />"Biggle": I've not read a lot by him. Liked "Monument". Didn't like "Tunesmith". If I've read any others by him, I don't even remember the titles.<br /><br />Where I can get it, I normally prefer original short fiction to their later expansion into longer works. Saves time reading the padding.Tinkoohttp://variety-sf.blogspot.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post-39710268833462561612012-04-13T08:01:37.277+05:302012-04-13T08:01:37.277+05:30I haven't been very impressed with lloyd Biggl...I haven't been very impressed with lloyd Biggle Jr.'s novels so far, but that short story (?) Monument sounds fascinating! Have you read both versions? The novelette and short story? I'm always curious if people are more successful in the short or long format...Joachim Boazhttp://sciencefictionruminations.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post-31804709619012685312012-04-13T07:57:17.154+05:302012-04-13T07:57:17.154+05:30*note -- sorry.*note -- sorry.Joachim Boazhttp://sciencefictionruminations.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172359179613729870.post-52437542817283914932012-04-13T07:56:19.842+05:302012-04-13T07:56:19.842+05:30I'm glad you found my list interesting :)
M...I'm glad you found my list interesting :) <br /><br />My list wasn't supposed to be completely representative of the genre in all its variations -- but, the very nature of a list is restrictive... <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />(not, I'm male not female -- but that name's a pseudonym so there's no way to truly tell -- hehe)Joachim Boazhttp://sciencefictionruminations.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com