Jeff Duntemann's Uplifting Novel

[beamjockey]

shsilver pointed out a review by Paul Di Filippo of Jeff Duntemann's novel The Cunning Blood:

Let me just say at the outset that if I could be sure a 25-year moratorium on his or her SF writing would allow any individual writer to produce such a great book, I'd insist on making it part of SFWA's bylaws

Comments

[beamjockey]

You know, I have a story that involves hard covers and the surprisingly limited load bearing ability of joists in older buildings. You checked the load bearing ability of the joists, right?

Your story may belong in the microscopic subgenre occupied by "Mr. Murphy of New York" by Thomas McMorrow, described here and also here.

[sclerotic_rings]

In a strange way, your review reminded me of Misha's reviews for Science Fiction Eye, where she reviewed Card's Xenocide solely by dint of how well it held up under a chainsaw blade. It's good to see that this sort of review works just as well for raves as for pans.

[bibliofile]

I suspect that this review was also fair and balanced. (It's hard to carry unbalanced loads up stairs.)

[orangemike]

I didn't need to look at the icon to know who'd posted that anecdote!

[orangemike]

Who do we need to pester to request a review copy?

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