tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6486566905831460105..comments2024-03-28T18:59:57.979+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Memorable ConversationsKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-57789462627285342232012-05-22T15:40:59.161+01:002012-05-22T15:40:59.161+01:00Hi, Paul!
I agree the conversations Anderson inv...Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> I agree the conversations Anderson invents in many of his works are especially interesting. Far more so than the ones found in Asimov's novels. One example of the former being Admiral Kheriskov's briefing of Flandry in Chapter II of THE REBEL WORLDS.<br /><br /> But, I don't think you were correct to call Tetsuo Niccolini, Duke of Mars, "a decadent holder of public office" in Chapter III of A KNIGHT OF GHOSTS AND SHADOWS. This is part of how he was described: "He had never been more than a well meaning fop, but in these last years, when antisenescence and biosculp could no longer hold wrinkles, baldness and feebleness at bay, he had developed a certain wry perspective. Unfortunately, he remained a bore." Anderson was far more inclined to describe characters as kindly as possible, after all. The impression I got was of the duke being a wistful old man with no illusions.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com