tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post9173546922389015363..comments2024-03-17T14:31:21.769-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: "Nova Swing" by M. John HarrisonRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-6378305517822068632007-09-29T11:10:00.000-04:002007-09-29T11:10:00.000-04:00I could tell you were a M. John Harrison fan. I'm ...I could tell you were a M. John Harrison fan. I'm definitely planning on reading the Viriconium books because I remember what you said about your book's influences ;) I haven't really read much short fiction, but I might have to pick up that collection you mentioned :)Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-11558001819233122952007-09-25T13:00:00.000-04:002007-09-25T13:00:00.000-04:00Yeah, I shall dip my toe a little more in future! ...Yeah, I shall dip my toe a little more in future! Lets just say I'm passionate about MJH's fiction, so it was an incentive... A good place to go is the Viriconium stories. I think it's important to realise just how important they were at the time, and the influences they've had since. He really shook things up back then. Light is great, a mind-blowing journey. Again taking deep physics, but having more fun. Harrison is a wonderful short story writer too. There's a great Gollancz edition THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN that has a huge body of his work. I'll stop now, but I could go on!Mark Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829431641572291176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-33714019214086680702007-09-25T11:36:00.000-04:002007-09-25T11:36:00.000-04:00Katie, if you like noir, I think you'll enjoy "Nov...Katie, if you like noir, I think you'll enjoy "Nova Swing" as well as Mr. Grimwood's "End of the World Blues".<BR/><BR/>Blue Gargantua, glad to hear you're a fan :) Viriconium is definitely on my To Read list...<BR/><BR/>Chris, both of the books are definitely worth checking out :) I wouldn't say that "Nova Swing" and "End of the World Blues" are really that similar. There was just an angle that I used in my review for "End of the World Blues" that uses "Nova Swing" in it ;)<BR/><BR/>And Mark, thanks for the contribution! I might be mistaken, but I think this might be your first comment ;) Anyways, I'll have to read more novels by Mr. Harrison...Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-59879155909860948542007-09-25T08:15:00.000-04:002007-09-25T08:15:00.000-04:00Good review, especially if this is your first MJH ...Good review, especially if this is your first MJH book. I'm a big Harrison fan. He's certainly someone to re-read, take your time over. Marvel at the sentences, the things that go on just underneath the prose, the superb dialogue. He's a stylist, perhaps the genre's best. And most importantly, he pushes the boundaries of the genre. We need people working at this end of things.Mark Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829431641572291176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-38608707250644117622007-09-24T14:40:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:40:00.000-04:00I'm gonna have to check this one out, too! And if ...I'm gonna have to check this one out, too! And if there are parallels between this one and Jon's book, I'll have to check his out as well!<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure which cover I prefer -- I normally go for simplistic ones, so that would be the cat, but I'm also quite fond of the UK artwork. Ambiance. Hmm.<BR/><BR/>Nice review :)<BR/><BR/>~Chris<BR/><A HREF="http://thebookswede.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">The Book Swede</A>Chris, The Book Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063580097665443750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-78151679876730669672007-09-24T14:22:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:22:00.000-04:00The Viriconium collection is especially good. I l...The Viriconium collection is especially good. I liked it better than Light, although I did enjoy Light a fair amount.Blue Gargantuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618900463012449196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-82342605013609486442007-09-24T13:52:00.000-04:002007-09-24T13:52:00.000-04:00This sounds pretty good. I'm not big into SiFi but...This sounds pretty good. I'm not big into SiFi but I love noir stuff.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194684286766749312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-34177905388544266502007-09-24T12:45:00.000-04:002007-09-24T12:45:00.000-04:00Jon, thanks for sharing that :) I'm actually almos...Jon, thanks for sharing that :) I'm actually almost finished with your book "End of the World Blues". Since it's the first book of yours that I've read, I was going to draw some parallels between it and "Nova Swing" when I review it. All I'll say right now is that I'm enjoying it very much :DRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-62036451199216719592007-09-24T12:25:00.000-04:002007-09-24T12:25:00.000-04:00Interesting, I actually prefer the US cover and wi...Interesting, I actually prefer the US cover and will probably buy a second copy of the book when I'm in NY in November. As with most of MJ Harrison's books, pretty much everything is going on under the surface!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com