tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post2166873856561717810..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Curious OpeningsKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-82473328026288103812014-05-28T07:43:17.464+01:002014-05-28T07:43:17.464+01:00Hi, Paul!
And yet another opening paragraph for o...Hi, Paul!<br /><br />And yet another opening paragraph for one of Anderson's Technic History novels which I consider to be very skillfully written can be found at the beginning of Chapter I of WE CLAIM THESE STARS!<br /><br />While, strictlty, we might not get directly into the stories found in these works until the second paragraph, I had no difficulty suspending my disbelief. These paragraphs are teasers, meant to make the readers ask questions about what they are reading (whether or note they verbalize those questions) and entice them to continue perusing these stories--to find the answers to those questions.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com