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I'm in the same boat. What I need is a handy Aramini desk reference!<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/1/2014 7:12 AM, Daniel Otto Jack
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<div dir="ltr">Marc, I haven't been able to do more than peruse a
handful of the story commentaries you've posted here, but I've
thoroughly enjoyed what I perused.
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<div>I would read a printed book of them post-haste and with
pleasure!
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:03 AM, Greg
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<div dir="ltr">All I can say is that I've really enjoyed
reading this series so far, and I'd be all for putting it
in a book format!</div>
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<div>Well, I am about 33 percent done with Wolfe's
published stories after this next one, "The Doctor
of Death Island" ... I plan on skipping two
numbers and returning to "The Eyeflash Miracles"
and "Seven American Nights" after I consider them
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<div>I would really like to tear through the 80s
more quickly than the 70s, and it should be
possible since Wolfe's time on long novels and
series vastly reduced the length and allusive
depth of his short fiction. ... However, I feel
that 7 American Nights and probably Cabin on the
Coast in the early 80s marked a shift away from SF
tropes to more fantastic ones, which are a bit
less easy to mark "objectively" - some stories
might actually have unresolvable mysteries, though
I don't think anything written before 1980
actually does.</div>
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<div>The write-ups I feel are least satisfactory are
"The Green Wall Said", "The Blue Mouse", "Paul's
Treehouse" - though I think the garment district
uprising in "A Criminal Proceeding" and mentioned
briefly in "Operation ARES" can explain who is
actually rioting in that story, "Hour of Trust"
(what is the name of the company running
everything, whose symbol is gold stamped
instruments? That write up gave me more problems
than you would think) "The Island of Doctor Death
an Other Stories", and perhaps the Thag stories.</div>
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<div>I am most satisfied with "The Changeling",
"Many Mansions" - (those houses are luring people
in and are merely dressed up as familiar, tempting
human houses with mimicry, and might even be
planting something, human-alien symbiotic
style, inside people through the strong drink),
"The HORARS of War", and "Trip, Trap" write ups.</div>
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<div>I already know exactly what type of essays I
will be finishing up on Long Sun, Latro, and Home
Fires, but the rest will take some time and I
might not return to New Sun until the majority of
the short fiction and shorter novels are done.</div>
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<div>All considered the project might be close to
2,000 pages or so when I am done. </div>
<div>Of course it would need hefty revision and
citation, but lately I have considered perhaps
trying to publish it upon completion - short
essays on the long fiction in front which would be
my own thesis based developments,
not comprehensive looks at all, and the story
analysis section after that. A traditional
publisher would never touch it, I imagine, and it
would be far too big for a small or university
press, but perhaps an ebook would work. Anyone
think that would be viable? Should I even, say,
try to split it in half? Just thought I would see
what you guys thought, as this has been a WHOLE
lot of work, even though I love it.</div>
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