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darkbow
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  		   Posted 4/8/2008 3:01 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I'm a little more than halfway through this book, and so far I'm blown away. Definitely the best novel I've read in a while.
 
For some reason I've not figured out yet, the writing reminds me a little of Heinlein.

"Steven Spielberg and The Magic Box" upcoming at The Ranfurly Review.
"Peter Piker the Pankin Man" upcoming at Big Pulp
"Walking Between the Rain" at Every Day Fiction
"Beneath a Persian Sun" upcoming in Carnivah House's "Infinity Swords" anthology
"Deep in the Land of the Ice and Snow" in "The Return of the Sword" anthology
"Hot Off the Press" Ray Gun Revival #25, 2007
 
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  		   Posted 4/9/2008 8:26 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
A great book--post back when you've read it all; I don't want to drop any spoilers.

Way better than the movie, goes without saying.

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  		   Posted 4/9/2008 8:31 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Forty pages left.

"Steven Spielberg and The Magic Box" upcoming at The Ranfurly Review.
"Peter Piker the Pankin Man" upcoming at Big Pulp
"Walking Between the Rain" at Every Day Fiction
"Beneath a Persian Sun" upcoming in Carnivah House's "Infinity Swords" anthology
"Deep in the Land of the Ice and Snow" in "The Return of the Sword" anthology
"Hot Off the Press" Ray Gun Revival #25, 2007
 
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  		   Posted 4/9/2008 9:08 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I read it not too long ago and was very impressed with it. Excellent reading choice.

Edward Knight
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  		   Posted 4/10/2008 2:36 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Finished it tonight. I can't say enough good about this book. Loved it!

"Steven Spielberg and The Magic Box" upcoming at The Ranfurly Review.
"Peter Piker the Pankin Man" upcoming at Big Pulp
"Walking Between the Rain" at Every Day Fiction
"Beneath a Persian Sun" upcoming in Carnivah House's "Infinity Swords" anthology
"Deep in the Land of the Ice and Snow" in "The Return of the Sword" anthology
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  		   Posted 4/10/2008 1:35 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I was surprised by how scifi it was, again just going off having seen the movie first.

Have you read Brin's Startide Rising? Brilliant book.

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  		   Posted 4/11/2008 8:00 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
No, this was my first Brin novel. But I think I'll be seeking out more.

And yep, I was surprised by how much of a sci-fi element there was, too.

"Steven Spielberg and The Magic Box" upcoming at The Ranfurly Review.
"Peter Piker the Pankin Man" upcoming at Big Pulp
"Zombie Tears" at Tales of the Zombie War
"Walking Between the Rain" at Every Day Fiction
"Beneath a Persian Sun" upcoming in Carnivah House's "Infinity Swords" anthology
"Deep in the Land of the Ice and Snow" in "The Return of the Sword" anthology
"Hot Off the Press" Ray Gun Revival #25, 2007



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  		   Posted 4/13/2008 3:08 PM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Yes, thank you for putting out the recommendation for this one, Ed; I'm very happy to have followed it. The Postman is a very different take on post-apocalyptic science fiction to any I've read. The strength of ideas made for a very powerful theme, and Brin writes it brilliantly. The genius of it, I think, is that he shows so much power in idealism, but always filters it through a healthy pessimism.

I didn't like how he would occasionally start a chapter by skipping ahead in time and then narrating all the interesting parts in flashback for no apparent reason, but that was absolutely the only flaw I saw in this novel.

Robert Orme

Out now:
"Time in a Capsule" in Unparalleled Journeys II (www.journeybookspublishing.com/)
"On the Tree Top" in Ultraverse vol.3 #5 (www.ultraverse.us)
"The Scab, the Man, and the I.V." in Mount Zion Speculative Fiction Review #3 (www.mountzionpress.com)

Coming soon:
"Replacing Someone" in Aoife's Kiss #26, September 2008 (http://samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/main.htm)
"More Than One Way to Protect" in Lords of Justice (www.carnifexpress.net/blogs/)

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