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- From: n5gax@leo.unm.edu (Duke McMullan (n5gax))
- Subject: Re: books with swords
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- Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 00:24:15 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- In article <JSC.92Nov1173557@monolith.mit.edu> jsc@athena.mit.edu (Jin S. Choi) writes:
- >Can anyone recommend any books with any amount of swords/fencing in them?
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- _Any_ amount? The mind boggles . . . .
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- An oldie that floats up out of the chaotic hindbrain is Heinlein's _Glory_Road_.
- This is different from most in that the fencing is viewed through the eyes of
- an experienced fencer, and the approach would be regarded by many as "technical"
- . . . as though that were an intrinsic defect.
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- Perhaps one unfamilar with swordwork would find it confusing, but if one will
- take a bit of time to _learn_ the few basic fencing terms that he uses, the
- feel of actually being there, blade in hand, can be pretty convincing. My
- experience with western fencing styles is pretty minor, but I can feel my body
- trying to move empathetically as the combat is described.
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- At the risk of escalating the now quiescent Eternal Heinlein Flamewar, _I_ en-
- joyed the book.
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