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1219.0. "Humor" by RUSURE::EDP (Always mount a scratch monkey.) Fri Apr 01 1994 16:18

Article 892 of alt.humor.best-of-usenet:
From: [email protected] (Thomas Koenig)
Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet
Subject: [rec.arts.sf.written] Lord Foul's Babe (was Re: Riveting books)
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From: [email protected]
Subject: Lord Foul's Babe (was Re: Riveting books)

In article <[email protected]>
[email protected] (Ethan A Merritt) writes:
 
>
>In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
>(graham.j.wills) says:
>>
>>All F&SF readers will no doubt have looked at the results of their latest
>>competition, where you were invited to change one letter or digit in a SF
>>book title and write a short review of it; - i.e. exactly as Dave has done
>>here. The three I remember most were
>>
>> Stranger in a Strange Band
>> Dung
>>and
>> Lord Foul's Babe
>>
>
>(chuckle) I missed that one, but what a great idea.
>Hmmmm, how's about
>
>_Birders of Infinity_   Lois McMaster Bujold's prophetic vision of the
>                        Audubon Society in the 30th century
>
>_Darth_                 David Brin's touching biography of the young
>                        Mr. Vader in the days before he became famous
>
>_Oath of Realty_        (Niven/Pournelle) required reading for all those
>                        intending to enroll in Property Values 101
>
>_The Dragon Wasting_    A down-in-flames vision of Robert Jordan's universe
>                        told as only John M Ford could manage.
>
>_A Song for Argonne_    An epic saga of the continuing rivalry between
>                        competing national labs in the mythical land
>                        of Illinois
>
>_The Long Rut_          Daniel K Moran turns literary critic in an insightful
>                        evaluation of the works of Piers Anthony, E C Tubb,
>                        Terry Brooks, and other popular authors
>
>_Harpist in the Wine_   Megan Lidholm's paean to late night filk sessions
>
>
>                                        Ethan A Merritt
>                                        [email protected]
>
>(and don't forget _Costing Fortune_, John Ford's commentary on Internet
> posting guidelines)
>
>
Also:
 
Man-Kzin Bars I-IV      A series of stories set in Niven's Known Space Universe
                        in which Kzinti and Human Bartenders compete to see
                        which species makes the best alcoholic beverages for
                        fun and profit.
 
Rinkworld               Larry Niven's ground-breaking novel in which four
                        explorers come across a world which is a Solar System-
                        Sized Ice Skating Rink.
 
Heir to the Umpire      Timothy Zahn's continuation of the Star Wars saga, in
                        which the remaining Imperial forces try to regain
                        control and spread dissension in the New Republic by
                        rigging baseball games.
 
The Ship Who Sank       Anne MaCaffrey's tale of the last days of the Titanic,
                        told from the ship's point of view.
 
The Toon is a Harsh Mistress   Robert Heinlein's classic story in which Roger
                               Rabbit stuggles to overcome his wife Jessica's
                               domination of his life.
 
Par of the Worlds       The H.G. Wells classic in which Martian invaders
                        challenge humans to a golf game, only to forfeit due
                        to coming down with the flu.
 
Football                Niven and Pournelle's superb, modern day update of an
                        alien invasion story; a contemporary version of Par of
                        the Worlds in which the elephant-like fthip play in the
                        Superbowl, with the fate of the world at stake.
 
Lore of the Rings       The long awaited Star Trek/Middle Earth crossover in
                        which Data's brother challenges Sauron for control of
                        Middle Earth with the Enterprise crew trying to uphold
                        the Prime Directive and stop him.
 
 
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