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From: brust@hyper.UUCP (Steven Brust)
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Subject: Re: To Reign in Hell
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Date: Fri, 3-May-85 13:59:08 EDT
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> From: Newman.pasa@Xerox.ARPA
> 
> 
> ..... To be quite honest, I didn't think it was as good as Brinn's stuff
> (sorry SZKB),.........................................................

No apology necessary.  When STARTIDE RISING won the Nebula, I was
delighted, as well as being pleased the Nebula continued to be
an award that meant something.  An outstanding book.  

> I am left with but one small question: does anyone have any idea why
> Beelzebub speaks in Medieval English? 
> 
> >>Dave
> 

I'm curious, too.  *I* have no idea.  Well, er, I sort of know part
of it:  One of the things I was playing with there was using dialogue
to convey character (note the difference between Lucifer's speech
styles and those of Mephistopheles).  But beyond that, it just
happened.
			
And, by the way, thank for liking the first sentence.  It is the
only thing I have written to date that I am, without reservation
or doubt, proud of.

			-- SKZB