tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post6716071088518984687..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: A reminder about Chained to the AlienRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-60195739526996990452010-07-13T13:33:35.869+10:002010-07-13T13:33:35.869+10:00I'm not an academic but I am a science fiction...I'm not an academic but I am a science fiction fan and I found Damein Broderick's 'Starlight' accessable enough.<br /><br />I've put in an order for this. Oddly, if you search for it by title the second book they suggest is about Jerusalem and the third is about prostitution!Shatterfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390120752123732543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-57883255248753824452010-07-12T12:31:13.134+10:002010-07-12T12:31:13.134+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389651479904502758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-65689517165319481182010-07-12T09:48:06.457+10:002010-07-12T09:48:06.457+10:00Of course, maybe it is in some university librarie...Of course, maybe it is in some university libraries. They wouldn't buy through Amazon.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-86702756370148857962010-07-12T09:47:36.726+10:002010-07-12T09:47:36.726+10:00I think it's more a book for sf scholars than ...I think it's more a book for sf scholars than anything, but of course there are many such books. It should at least be in university libraries.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-46628004994326938502010-07-12T09:37:47.803+10:002010-07-12T09:37:47.803+10:00Russell, my new course on writing Science Fiction,...Russell, my new course on writing Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror has just opened for students at www.cengage.com.au, perhaps it could be something they would consider for students - you could feel them out on this. It would sound better coming from you than me I'm afraid... I am already too verbose with themRobert N Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846982349433428044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-80620752912193397982010-07-12T03:19:47.824+10:002010-07-12T03:19:47.824+10:00This sounds like the sort of book which people who...This sounds like the sort of book which people who teach classes on science fiction would appreciate. Don't you know anybody who can put it on the required reading list and force whole classes of college kids to buy it? (-:Blake Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977394981287067289noreply@blogger.com