From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ixn5c!inuxc!burton
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Title: Re: Book of the New Sun
Article-I.D.: inuxc.483
Posted: Mon Oct 25 11:51:28 1982
Received: Wed Oct 27 04:31:04 1982

There was a convention here in Indy the weekend of July 4th, and there I
saw the hardbound edition of the 3rd book of the New Sun, called
"the Sword of the Lictor". I haven't yet seen it paperback.

I agree with Maroney, both about Wolfe and Moorcock. The Book of the New
Sun is excellent, although you do feel a little confused by the setting,
and also the beginning of the first book (for that matter, the beginning
of the second book) sort of jumps you into the middle of something, then
later goes back and catches you up. Furthermore, a lot of background
is left unexplained for a long time (do you agree, Tim?), so that you very
slowly begin to catch on to all the references, terms, names, etc. This
to me was the only drawback to reading it. As far as I know, this book
has not been discussed much on the net; any particular reason?

	Doug Burton
	inuxc!burton