Hey Piers.
When are you going to stop with the 'pun-listing' and go back to the real Xanth style with puns integrated into the story?
Man From Mundania was the last one that I remember where you didn't just gratiously list puns.
What happened? Did the reader submissions just become to overwhelming and you feel obligated to list all the ones that are good, but don't fit into the story, or is there something else?
I've read, and throughly enjoyed all of William Gibson's major books. Neuromancer stands atop the pile, but Burning Chrome, Count Zero, Virtual Light, and Mona Lisa Overdrive, are right up there; they are some of my favorite sci-fi books... along with Snow Crash (the first half), Ender's Game, and a few others.
I couldn't get through the first 3 chapters the first time I read The Difference Engine. When I finally forced myself to read on, I was astounded at how bad it was. If whoever wrote that review could tell me what I'm missing, I'de appreaciate it because I couldn't stand that book.
Thanks.
-Kevlar (kNeOvSlPaArM@NxOmSaPnA.MoNrOg) (remove the caps)
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Hey Piers. When are you going to stop with the 'pun-listing' and go back to the real Xanth style with puns integrated into the story? Man From Mundania was the last one that I remember where you didn't just gratiously list puns. What happened? Did the reader submissions just become to overwhelming and you feel obligated to list all the ones that are good, but don't fit into the story, or is there something else?
I've read, and throughly enjoyed all of William Gibson's major books. Neuromancer stands atop the pile, but Burning Chrome, Count Zero, Virtual Light, and Mona Lisa Overdrive, are right up there; they are some of my favorite sci-fi books... along with Snow Crash (the first half), Ender's Game, and a few others. I couldn't get through the first 3 chapters the first time I read The Difference Engine. When I finally forced myself to read on, I was astounded at how bad it was. If whoever wrote that review could tell me what I'm missing, I'de appreaciate it because I couldn't stand that book. Thanks. -Kevlar (kNeOvSlPaArM@NxOmSaPnA.MoNrOg) (remove the caps)