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From: oleg@birtch.UUCP (Oleg Kiselev)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Wanted: Pangalactic Gargle Blaster recipe
Message-ID: <189@birtch.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 16:55:59 EST
Article-I.D.: birtch.189
Posted: Wed Dec 18 16:55:59 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Dec-85 01:49:02 EST
References: <5015@stolaf.UUCP> <24000024@hpfcms.UUCP>
Reply-To: oleg@birtch.UUCP (Oleg Kiselev)
Organization: The Real Estate Conspiracy
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Summary: 

In article <24000024@hpfcms.UUCP> mpm@hpfcla.UUCP writes:
>
>(So far his "Bio of a Space Tyrant" is a trilogy,
                                          ^^^^^^^
>but will it stay that way?  Also, I think there are five books in

Wrong!!!! (Gloat,gloat,gloat!)  See the 4th book in your favorite SF
bookstore.

>the series that contains "Thousandstar" and "Viscous Circle".  Did
>he ever call that one a trilogy?)
No, the "Tarot" series was a trilogy. The "Cluster" series ( which includes
the books you named) was never bounded by volume numbers. Maybe because each
book is independent of others ( kinda ). Over all, Anthony, like Robert 
Vardeman, tends to suck the corps of ideas dry before deciding to dump it.
(Well, so he DID write a few Xanth books LONG AFTER there was nothing to 
write about).

I predict that the most audacious and blatant insult to readership will be
L.Ron Hubbard's "Invasion Plan Earth" (10!!! volumes). I have taken a look at
it - read a few pages. Boy, what a piece of boring junk! Coupled with terrible
writing style, L.Ron's latest posthumous effort will hardly serve to elevate
him above his dubious success with his original endeavor - Space Opera he failed
with in the early days of SF.


-- 
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