Posted by Mick Scannell on May 06, 1999 at 07:38:07:
In Reply to: The Color Out Of Time posted by Terry on April 27, 1999 at 14:30:22:
: Jim,
: You are a brave person to admit to Shea fandom around here it seems. Did you actually enjoy _TCOoT_? .......
: Terry
I must confess to actually giving up on it after but a few chapters, and this is something I very rarely do. You'd swear that this was not the same person who wrote 'Nifft the Lean', which is one of my favourite books of all time. Can Shea and Vance be mentioned in the same breath? An emotive question, yes indeed, judging by recent postings! When he writes with something of his own voice, as in the Nifft tomes, he's superb; when he seeks to emulate his heroes of Vance and Lovecraft he comes a bit of a cropper. Someone on this BBS many moons ago recommended the Nifft books to all Vancians, and I echo these sentiments; a similiar thing occured with Ashton Smith's works, so to all those looking for further reading risk a couple of quid (or bucks) : you may end up being pleasently disturbed.
Best Regards,
Mick