tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post115994036096004852..comments2023-10-15T23:55:58.457+08:00Comments on THE GRIN WITHOUT A CAT: banzai cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1161066062835148002006-10-17T14:21:00.000+08:002006-10-17T14:21:00.000+08:00Ooops, I forgot: yeah, I've seen mentions of the S...Ooops, I forgot: yeah, I've seen mentions of the Salon Fantastique but I figured I'll aim for the Paraspheres and the Feeling Very Strange collections first. One book at a time. ;-)banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160986254296212432006-10-16T16:10:00.000+08:002006-10-16T16:10:00.000+08:00Oh, I got a couple of pieces there. However, I've ...Oh, I got a couple of pieces there. However, I've gotten a bit tired trying to keep track of the latest best-of anthos so I haven't picked up the latest Datlow collection. Maybe later...banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160739806983011752006-10-13T19:43:00.000+08:002006-10-13T19:43:00.000+08:00One of the Datlow-Windling anthologies caught my e...One of the Datlow-Windling anthologies caught my eye in Booktopia, but they all disappeared during the sale. Did you pick it up? <BR/><BR/>I forget which volume exactly, but I think it was the one with Tim Lebbon's "White" (though I already had that one). I think it had Campbell and Lamsley, too.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, while not an annual, <A HREF="http://endicottstudio.typepad.com/endicott_redux/2006/Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230929139934305168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160632263747918622006-10-12T13:51:00.000+08:002006-10-12T13:51:00.000+08:00eldritch: Actually, yeah Riddlemaster really gets ...eldritch: Actually, yeah Riddlemaster really gets high marks. It's just that I've been surprised with some who weren't all that impressed with it whose opinions I respect. So, I guess it's really your call in the end.<BR/><BR/>As for the anthos, I suppose I'm not as attracted to themes as opposed to best-of (whether multi- or single-collections). However, I do realize that it's a pain to keep banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160472625225451502006-10-10T17:30:00.000+08:002006-10-10T17:30:00.000+08:00Der Fuhrer, "The Night Ocean" is a collaboration, ...Der Fuhrer, "The Night Ocean" is a collaboration, I think, or at least a Lovecraft fragment that was completed by someone else. <BR/><BR/>Neat purchases though, and while I've never read McKillip, I get the opposite impression from BC: the Riddle-Master Trilogy seem to be rated highly by the few mentions I've come across it online.<BR/><BR/><BR/>BC: Being able to resist a deep immersive reading Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230929139934305168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160375709929537172006-10-09T14:35:00.000+08:002006-10-09T14:35:00.000+08:00ramblingsoul: Hey man! Yeah I met up with them aft...ramblingsoul: Hey man! Yeah I met up with them afterwards and told me you guys had met. I was sorely reminded of the game 7 degrees considering my gf also knows Easy and Ahmed and you also. ;-)<BR/><BR/>fuhrer: Those look good. :-) The other two books are also good though I think I remember someone saying something about the Riddlemaster not being one of her best works? But I liked it.<BR/><BR/>banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160369297780542882006-10-09T12:48:00.000+08:002006-10-09T12:48:00.000+08:00short fiction - gotta love it ;)short fiction - gotta love it ;)Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664311165873518637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160354907200350572006-10-09T08:48:00.000+08:002006-10-09T08:48:00.000+08:00hey banzai cat. met yer friends too; was there wit...hey banzai cat. met yer friends too; was there with ramblingsoul. i know it's totally trite to say stuff like 'small world' and all that, but it's totally amusing too.Blagadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09970268397691581102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160298249092578202006-10-08T17:04:00.000+08:002006-10-08T17:04:00.000+08:00just bought these short story collections/antho to...just bought these short story collections/antho today:<BR/><BR/>Roger Zelazny- Frost and Fire<BR/>Lin Carter ed.-Weird Tales 2 (feat. HP Lovecraft's The Night Ocean)<BR/>David Hartwell ed.-Year's Best SF 6<BR/><BR/><BR/>plus Lloyd Alexander's The High King.<BR/><BR/>Also seen: Robert Silverberg and Isaac Asimov-Nightfall<BR/>Patricia McPhillip-The Riddlemaster of Hed<BR/><BR/>should I buy them?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658214781453971174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160229671040498892006-10-07T22:01:00.000+08:002006-10-07T22:01:00.000+08:00banzai, i met your friends from high school jimand...banzai, i met your friends from high school jimand ryan last night sa isang inuman. apparently, jim knows my friend easy.ramblingsoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009799989773061064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160207552881391992006-10-07T15:52:00.000+08:002006-10-07T15:52:00.000+08:00fuhrer: That's true though collections are few and...fuhrer: That's true though collections are few and far in-between in shops, alas.<BR/><BR/>eldritch: Heh I kinda figured, given your prolific reading lifestyle. I'm also amazed how you can stop yourself from reading just one story in an antho. I don't think I have your willpower. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I haven't seen the horror counterpart of the Prime books yet, only the fantasy and SF banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160197017086720572006-10-07T12:56:00.000+08:002006-10-07T12:56:00.000+08:00As a huge fan of the short form, I love anthologie...As a huge fan of the short form, I love anthologies and collections. <BR/><BR/>If I have a "problem"--if you can even call it that--with annual anthologies though, it's only that I can't read them straight through, tending to use them as "references":<BR/><BR/>I read the stories by authors I know or have heard of, following that with the ones that seemed interesting (and this is mostly due to Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230929139934305168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160131671964310302006-10-06T18:47:00.000+08:002006-10-06T18:47:00.000+08:00"it's collected in a good format, and the varied r..."it's collected in a good format, and the varied range of the stories means that you won't get stuck with a bad story"<BR/><BR/>too true. that's why most of the books I'm buying right now are short story collections or anthos..heheh..Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658214781453971174noreply@blogger.com