Superb recommendations here, as well. I'd also like to suggest Voice of the Goddess by Judith Hand, which includes details of the Minoan culture as well as believable three-dimensional characters and an interesting plot.
Heather
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- Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:59 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Book recommendations: Minoan Crete in fiction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 42929
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:49 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Alexander, son of Philip
- Replies: 19
- Views: 137955
Excellent and lovely visual to go with an engaging article, and a great help. :) That aside: sanscardinality wrote: Hmmm - from the statue, he apparently had a large nose and now the end's off it so... Michael Jackson! Really, who else could it be? *snickers* But, in the interest of seriousness (and...
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:39 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Mervyn Peake and Mannerpunk
- Replies: 5
- Views: 51848
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:33 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Alexander, son of Philip
- Replies: 19
- Views: 137955
- Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:00 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: Biocentrism and the Anthropic Principle
- Replies: 21
- Views: 147098
- Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:09 pm
- Forum: Musings and Chats
- Topic: Chat: SF/F Poll - check it out!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 42769
Marie wrote: Tanith Lee, Robin McKinley, Patricia McKillip, Roger Zelazny, Mercedes Lackey, C.J. Cherryh, Andre Norton, Arthur C. Clarke and so on. I guess I must be reading tales for romantics. I'd have to say the same; when I (finally) glanced over the list, I also noticed that none of these name...
- Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:50 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: Biocentrism and the Anthropic Principle
- Replies: 21
- Views: 147098
Just stepping into the conversation for a moment to briefly comment on the article; Lanza's supposed theory came across as vague, even to me--especially taking into consideration all of the well-founded comments that have come before--and was not as concrete as it might have been, even considering t...
- Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:09 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: Creating planetary systems
- Replies: 5
- Views: 54053
Very interesting stuff! This definitely gives a great deal of isnight into all the factors that go into the creation and conditions of individual planets, not to mention solar systems and the forces that hold them together. I'm decidedly not a scientist, but one could go on for some time about the f...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:50 pm
- Forum: Musings and Chats
- Topic: Tell the Spartans...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 155977
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:32 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Ben Bova - anything
- Replies: 2
- Views: 37044
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:14 pm
- Forum: Musings and Chats
- Topic: But why is it snowing again?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 88644
Windwalker wrote: As I said in another venue: perhaps they could join forces with the postmodern deconstructionists and publish a definitive work titled The Incalculability of Hermeneutics as Valorized by the Face on Mars. (*laughs*) Now that would definitely be an interesting title. *grins* Heather
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:06 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Cyberpunk, the new generation
- Replies: 19
- Views: 140341
- Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:11 pm
- Forum: Literature and Cinema
- Topic: Fantasy universes and worlds
- Replies: 40
- Views: 256974
George R.R. Martin's work sounds intriguing! The random pattern of unanticipated events and character deaths does indeed strike a parallel to real-life history. rocketscientist wrote: Oh no - not the dreaded sequelitis! And there is also this factor (much like Robert Jordan's good but seemingly neve...
- Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:44 pm
- Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
- Topic: The science and the fiction in science fiction
- Replies: 12
- Views: 95136
Science and the various rules and concepts that accompany it definitely fit into SF in pervasive ways, especially where the more detailed workings are involved. Even so, though the intricacies often strengthen the foundation of the plot and make the premise all the more convincing, I agree that plot...
- Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:23 pm
- Forum: The Art of Science, Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Topic: Science art
- Replies: 3
- Views: 44251