tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post2113074025783606912..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: 2 Writers, 1.05 Musicians, and 3 Things to SayMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-87752228254566672482008-08-23T07:27:00.000-07:002008-08-23T07:27:00.000-07:00Well, God bless you for saying so, Adam.My persona...Well, God bless you for saying so, Adam.<BR/><BR/>My personal favorites are always the unpopular ones. I figure they need the extra love.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, "'Hello,' Said the Stick" is my Larry Niven pastiche. Easiest story I ever wrote; I just asked myself, "How would Niven handle this?" and the answer was obvious. The man has a special brilliance for plot.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-6158612891418418852008-08-18T08:48:00.000-07:002008-08-18T08:48:00.000-07:00Hey Michael, Just wanted to say that I think yo...Hey Michael,<BR/><BR/> Just wanted to say that I think you're one of the most original and important science fiction authors of our time. Perhaps the best science fiction author alive today.<BR/><BR/> Several of your novels and short stories are under-appreciated masterpieces. And I say that as someone who is fully versed in the literature of the genre (and outside it).<BR/><BR/> I truly don't know whether your work would some day receive the appreciation it deserves, but at least among some of us readers, you will occupy your rightful place among the titans of the science fiction and fantasy genre.<BR/><BR/> specifically, I wanted to praise The Iron Dragon's Daughter and Vacuum Flowers.<BR/><BR/> Haven't read The Dragons of Babel and Stations of the Tide yet, but I will soon.<BR/><BR/> Among your short stories, "Hello" Said the Stick and The Dog Said Bow-Wow (sorry I couldn't mention some more unique / obscure choices, these truly are my favorites.<BR/><BR/> -AdamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401768792303516545noreply@blogger.com