From: jdnicoll@panix.com
In article <10jgm3u$2si45$3@nntp.eternal-september.org>,
Tony Nance wrote:
>On 1/2/26 9:19 PM, Titus G wrote:
>> On 3/01/26 04:53, Tony Nance wrote:
>>
>>> ( +++++ - - ) The Wreck of the River of Stars - Flynn
>>> This was stunningly well-written, with wonderful insights, turns of
>>> phrase, and literary references a-plenty (which are easy to ignore if
>>> one wishes to), BUT…friends, this is a tragedy, in the essential sense
>>> of Greek Tragedy. And I spoil nothing by telling you so, since it’s in
>>> the title, it’s on the back cover, and from about page 20 onward (if not
>>> before!) it is clear to every reader that things will neither go well
>>> nor end well. All of the characters are broken in some way, they make
>>> both heroic and stupid choices, the miscommunications are numerous, and
>>> the consequences are dire…and the readers sees almost all of it.
>>> Absolutely magnificent, and painful to observe.
>>
>> I see from Fantastic Fiction that it is number 5 in a series of 5. Did
>> you read the first four?
>
>I have not. In fact, I didn't know this one was part of a series. I'm
>wondering if it's actually a series, or a group of novels in the same
>universe.
The second, at most. FF seems to think it's in the same universe as Flynn's
Firestar books. However, the ISFDB, SFE, and Wikipedia do not.
(I am setting for checking online sources because I found the Firestar
books literally unreadable, and only got through the followup January
Dancer series because I was paid)
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