tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3830599731988113259..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: DemonsKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-12589571554245805192017-06-20T07:43:05.333+01:002017-06-20T07:43:05.333+01:00Nicholas,
Thank you for drawing Poul Anderson into...Nicholas,<br />Thank you for drawing Poul Anderson into the comparison. Neil Gaiman's Lucifer says that human beings are responsible for their own actions but avoid responsibility by blaming the Devil. CS Lewis shows souls making the wrong moral choices and thus choosing Hell.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-34023110107505731662017-06-20T07:41:02.642+01:002017-06-20T07:41:02.642+01:00Kaor, Nicholas and Paul!
Nicholas: darn! I should...Kaor, Nicholas and Paul!<br /><br />Nicholas: darn! I should have thought of that bit from THE BROKEN SWORD! After all, I've read it multiple times, both the original and revised versions. Drat!<br /><br />Paul: again, drat! I have read Blish's BLACK EASTER, and I should have noticed those Blishian allusions Stirling made. I'm so disgusted with myself! (Smiles)<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-549124892858004742017-06-20T04:58:51.161+01:002017-06-20T04:58:51.161+01:00Kaor, Paul!
And, of course, in Anderson's THE...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />And, of course, in Anderson's THE BROKEN SWORD, Satan is shown telling a witch that mortals never sell him their souls; they throw them away.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Nicholas D. Rosen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com