Subject: [WSFA] Re: The Hugo packet
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From: Samuel Lubell <samlubell at verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 23:47:05 -0400
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On 6/30/2016 10:12 PM, mark wrote:
> Well, I have *no* idea why so many of the publishers gave them in .pdf format
> - I mean, that *sucks* on anything but a real monitor, and it terrible on an
> ereader. And no, I can't install Calibre (unless someone can point me to a
> five year old repo for it, since I run CentOS 6, same as RHEL 6).
>
> Now, that being said, of the novels, I haven't started Uprooted yet,
> Stephenson's Severneyes, the first couple hundred pages is mind-bogglingly
> slow, and too much like not-great early SF, with lots of stop and explain for
> non-SF fans of tech. Then I started Fifth Season.
>
> Ok, I have my #1 for novel. I was blown away. No spoilers here... but it
> reminds me of early, pre-Amber Zelazny, like Creatures of Light and Darkness,
> and Lord of Light. The writing is amazing, as is the handling of the people,
> and the big concepts.
>
> mark
>
Yes, Fifth Season is superb. Very dark but always interesting. And
there's a huge twist (have you gotten there yet?) that complete changes
everything.