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Phil Edwards @philedwards.bsky.social

but I have a definite soft spot for Zelazny's approach, which is effectively to say "so there we were on a hostile alien planet - was it Venus? yeah, Venus, let's go with that" and then get on with doing something more interesting.

aug 31, 2025, 4:21 pm β€’ 2 0

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Prestidigitator John πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @tomscud.bsky.social

As I recall he said that he deliberately wanted to write a mars story and a Venus story before the actual science conclusively ruled out that fun.

aug 31, 2025, 5:09 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view