Re: (OT) Life, The Lozenge, Everything...

From: Henk Langeveld <hlangeveld_at_...>
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 02:26:44 +0100

Andrew Solovay wrote:
> Be warned, I think III is much the weakest of the series. And it's a lot
> more self-indulgent--Pullman the Novelist has to periodically step aside and
> let Pullman the Village Atheist rant for a few pages.
Hmmm... I've read some reviews, and I do get the feeling he had some axes to grind...

> I mean, I'm glad I read it, but I kinda wish I'd waited for it to come out
> in paperback...
>
> Vague HQ_relevance: I suppose Zelazny's "Amber" series is kind of
> heroquesty, isn't it?

Naturally!

I wonder if Van Vogt's incomprehensible 'Null-A' could be categorised as HeroQuesting...