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Offline Stephen Palmer

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Gene Wolfe
« on: May 09, 2003, 09:24:04 am »
Gene Wolfe's "The Book Of The New Sun":

The greatest SF novel ever written.

I hope that's controversial enough for you all  :D

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Gene Wolfe
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2003, 09:31:42 am »
....prefer Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy myself - or the Red Dwarf series... :P
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Gene Wolfe
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2003, 05:57:16 pm »
Now boys.... you can't just drop statements like that and expect to get away with it.... :wink:

Expand please....

Why should I shell out cash on the Gene Wolfe book?  What elements make you think it the best SF novel ever written?  Plot?  Writing style?  Innovations?  Characters?  What?

And what do Hitchhikers & the boys from the Dwarf have over it?
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2003, 10:27:24 am »
TBOTNS: -

For originality, characters, setting, sub-text (most of the novel is sub-text...), amazing description, startling humour, pathos, wit, and general all-round stunningness TBOTNS is unbeatable. Once you're sucked in, you're sucked in for good. It's available as a Gollancz Masterwork in two volumes.

Check out http://www.ultan.co.uk for more stuff.

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