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Title:	Arcana Caelestia
Notice:	Directory listings are in topic 2
Moderator:	NETRIX::thomas

Created:	Thu Dec 08 1983
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1300
Total number of notes:	18728

869.0. "Lee's The Electric Forest" by BREW11::MASSARI (Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes) Thu Apr 19 1990 12:13

    This is a topic for the discussion of a Tanith Lee book called 
    "The Elcetric Forest"
    
    I am not a fan of her books in general but this particular book
    is stupendous - very short (150 pages or so)
    
    The storyline is to do with genetic experimenting and ... I can't
    say much more without giving some of the plot away
    
    The only thing to add is that I thought the ending was totally
    unexpected - twist after twist 
    
    Great Book

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
869.1	My Opinion	RUMOR::LEE	Wook... Like 'Book' with a 'W'	`Thu Apr 26 1990 19:57`	9
	I can see why you would only want to go so far as to mention the genetics aspect of the story, but I don't think it gives to much away to say that it deals with the effect of technology on human behavior, only the level at which we think it's dealing with the subject is not the level that matters. (That last bit should be cryptic enough not to tip off anyone who hasn't read it yet.) I liked it and was surprized by the ending. Wook
869.2		KISHOR::HIGINBOTHAM	The Art of Cat Bonsai	`Thu Jul 12 1990 17:23`	10
	is there another note concerning Tanith Lee? Not much activity here for such a talented author. I just finished reading _Red as Blood_ which is an incredibly eerie reworking of well known fairy tales. I've also just picked up the first of her Flat Earth books, _Night Masters_ and another collection of shorts called _The Gorgon_. So little Fantasy appeals to me, that I am almost ashamed to admit how taken I am with TL, but her language is gorgeous and evocative. Any other fans? bIGhIG
869.3	I like here a lot....	HLFS00::FLORIS	There's a STORMFRONT comming...	`Fri Jul 13 1990 04:01`	12
	Hi, She's one of my favorite authors (amongst Tolkien, Jack Vance -his fantasy novels-), and especially the BIRTHGRAVE-stories are exiting. I once read that TL is the most populair SF writer according to the dutch readers. So she must have a lot off fans here in Holland. regards, Floris
869.4		CHFS32::HMONTGO	I feel a thought approaching	`Sat Sep 15 1990 13:47`	15
	I liked The Electric Forest. Gee, that's an old book for such a current topic. I remember bits and pieces but I definitely remember the ending! I also really liked The Silver Metal Lover altho I found it incredibly sad. I read that during a rough spot in my life, and when I got to the Chapter that started "See how brightly I'm shining!" said the little star. Then it went nova. I had to quit reading. To this day I don't know how it ended. I had heard that was being made into a movie. Anyone else heard that?