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- From: JBrandt@AAA.UOregon.EDU (Jay Brandt (Jason))
- Newsgroups: alt.callahans
- Subject: Re: Jirel of Joiry
- Followup-To: alt.callahans
- Date: 23 Nov 1992 20:44:02 GMT
- Organization: University of Oregon, Architecture
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- References: <1992Nov20.224220.23434@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> <1992Nov21.102029.27336@ra.msstate.edu> <1992Nov22.221340.8848@data-io.com>
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- In article <1992Nov22.221340.8848@data-io.com>, li@Data-IO.COM (Phyllis
- Rostykus) wrote:
- >
- > In article <1992Nov21.102029.27336@ra.msstate.edu> jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce) writes:
- > > "Alright ! A Tom Swift Junior reader ! The story that had a *very*
- > >profound{!} affect on me was a story about someone I sort of believe
- > >exists somewhen, her name is Jirel of Joiry. Of course, Tom Swift, jr.
- > >and his Betatron, Spaceship, etc. stories were interesting, but I
- > >rather liked Jirel. I wonder what ever happened to her, " DJ.
- >
- > Jirel of Joiry was by C.L Moore. There is a collection of her stories
- > still in print, I think, in paperback. C.L. Moore was one of the few
- > female authors of early SF.
- >
-
- Jason pipes up. "Not only that, but I recall that Jirel was the -first-
- barbarian, sword-swinging adventurer. She predated Conan the Barbarian.
- Pegasus and I have C.L. Moore's 'Jirel of Joiry' anthology, and I think a
- second book as well. Unfortunately, it's in storage with most of our
- library. Ratz!"
-