Comments on: The Wind Whales of Ishmael, by Philip Jose Farmer - excerpt http://boingboing.net/2013/03/12/the-wind-whales-of-ishmael-ph.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 01:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Xploder http://boingboing.net/2013/03/12/the-wind-whales-of-ishmael-ph.html#comment-1676881 Xploder Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217396#comment-1676881 While Image of the Beast stands up to the test of time, sadly, it's successor, Blown, does not. Image of the Beast was fantastic when I read it when it first came out and I, unfortunately, never became aware of Blown until within the last five years or so. Blown pretty much ignores everything that happened in the first novel by saying, in essence, "It was all a dream." or words to that effect and the story fails at that point. I was surprised to see Image referenced as I just finished re-re-re-re-reading it yet again yesterday! STILL a great read! While Image of the Beast stands up to the test of time, sadly, it’s successor, Blown, does not. Image of the Beast was fantastic when I read it when it first came out and I, unfortunately, never became aware of Blown until within the last five years or so. Blown pretty much ignores everything that happened in the first novel by saying, in essence, “It was all a dream.” or words to that effect and the story fails at that point.

I was surprised to see Image referenced as I just finished re-re-re-re-reading it yet again yesterday! STILL a great read!

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/03/12/the-wind-whales-of-ishmael-ph.html#comment-1676799 Preston Sturges Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217396#comment-1676799 TV Tropes: Space whale http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceWhale Moby schtick http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MobySchtick TV Tropes:

Space whale
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Moby schtick
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MobySchtick

]]> By: Gilbert Wham http://boingboing.net/2013/03/12/the-wind-whales-of-ishmael-ph.html#comment-1676760 Gilbert Wham Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217396#comment-1676760 Me too. Same age , and probably the same time. This is my favourite of his by far. Me too. Same age , and probably the same time. This is my favourite of his by far.

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