tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126862445245993591.post286695977504860587..comments2024-02-22T12:02:20.922-07:00Comments on The Next 50: Demon / John VarleyWandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12731311054637831837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126862445245993591.post-64966624826808319872016-01-18T09:27:35.301-07:002016-01-18T09:27:35.301-07:00I thought Gaea's obsession with film was very ...I thought Gaea's obsession with film was very appropriate considering how many popular culture easter eggs were hidden in the first 2 books.<br /><br />I was left wondering where Gaea had originally come from, as she was just the latest incarnation of the goddess? I like a dangling string like that, although I know it drives other people crazy!Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731311054637831837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126862445245993591.post-29916751587422344782016-01-18T09:10:28.731-07:002016-01-18T09:10:28.731-07:00Hi Wanda
I think Varley has a winner here. Excell...Hi Wanda<br /><br />I think Varley has a winner here. Excellent female characters who become stronger over time, an interesting ecosystem relying on engineered animals/machines and an emphasis on the changing relationship between characters over time. I also think Gaea's obsession with popular culture in interesting, this obsession in our own society has only become stronger since the series was published. Your mention of Clarke was also interesting. This series related to the category now called BDO Big Dumb Object which Clarke used in Rama as well, although Gaea is not Dumb in any sense. I also felt the quest, an overdone trope in SF, was really well handled, one of the most interesting I can remember. and as we find out the the other books Gaea is all about worlds with worlds.<br /><br />Happy Reading<br />GUyGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546069846136464138noreply@blogger.com