tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post8845184491002926219..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Some Points to Note In "The Only Game In Town"Ketlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-60814567449813404172016-07-07T16:03:38.274+01:002016-07-07T16:03:38.274+01:00Gentlemen:
"Cham" is one of those word...Gentlemen: <br /><br />"Cham" is one of those words or titles I should have commented on when I first saw Paul's puzzlement. <br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-13891598908048151642016-07-07T09:20:55.899+01:002016-07-07T09:20:55.899+01:00Mr Stirling,
And thank you.
Paul.Mr Stirling,<br />And thank you.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-86417789981085163822016-07-07T08:14:53.607+01:002016-07-07T08:14:53.607+01:00"Cham" is an alternate spelling/pronunci..."Cham" is an alternate spelling/pronunciation of "Khan".S.M. Stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091131550027851275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-1858117206663994012014-02-25T21:57:33.689+00:002014-02-25T21:57:33.689+00:00Ketlan,
Thank you very much!
Paul.Ketlan,<br />Thank you very much!<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-37012093759950371392014-02-25T21:49:24.893+00:002014-02-25T21:49:24.893+00:00I found this online;
"An embassy from the Ea...I found this online;<br /><br />"An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, emperor of China..."<br /><br />and also found that 'The Grand Cham' was the title of a book by Harold Lamb, which I must have read at some point because it seems familiar, where the title character is a Turkish potentate of some kind. It's set in the 14th century and is an adventure story typical of boy's comics in and around the fifties.Ketlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.com