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On 1/5/26 11:35 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
> 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.
>
Thank you.
> (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)
>
>
That rings a bell, and may have influenced why I picked up Wreck, and
only Wreck.
Tony
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