Posted by Paul Penna on August 21, 1998 at 21:42:50:
In Reply to: Re: Some Thoughts on Re-reading "Araminta Station" posted by Richard Simms on August 11, 1998 at 01:16:05:
: I would go along with Araminta Station as a good starting point for readers new to Vance.
I haven't seen anyone else who's reported my experience: I was hooked for life on Vance after reading "Ecce and Old Earth." On top of that, I was unaware at the time (oblivious might be putting it better) that it was the second part of a trilogy. At any rate, my vocabulary and phraseology haven't been the same since.