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- From: thompsn@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Adam Thompson)
- Subject: Re: _Wizardry_Compiled_
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- Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- References: <1992Nov18.000337.16269@ee.ryerson.ca>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 00:49:13 GMT
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- In <1992Nov18.000337.16269@ee.ryerson.ca> elf@ee.ryerson.ca (luis fernandes) writes:
-
- >This is a compilation of sayings that preceed each chapter of
- >_Wizardry_Compiled_, the sequel to _Wizard's_Bane_, by Rick Cook.
- >The novel tells the adventures of a Silicon Valley hacker in a
- >land where "Magic is real, unless declared integer."
-
- >..deleted..
-
- >The novel is interesting, but I wouldn`t say "Run out and get it" but
- >rather "If you come across it, give it a read". Some of the sayings
- >won't mean much here because they're out of context.
-
-
- I, on the other hand, would say RUN! RUN! Get It While You Can! ...
- This has to be one of the best series I've ever read. I first read it when
- I only had an ancient CP/M-MSDOS hybrid machine (DEC Rainbow, FYI) ... THEN
- I was introduced to UNIX and Emacs. Made it twice as funny, and I loved it
- the first time!
-
- I guess I should redirect followups to rec.lit.fantasy, but I can't find an
- appropriate groupname...
-
-
- -Adam
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