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Message no. 1
From: Steve Huth <HUTH@***.EDU>
Subject: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1993 16:30:13 -0700
Hate to disagree w/ Dave the Shade, but I wasn't actually all that
impressed with this novel (don't know what else Nyx has done). Striper is a
cool character, and there were lots of great scenes, but it seemed very
spotty.. i.e. great scene, boring scene, great scene, boring stretch. And
I felt the ending was a let down. Maybe I'm just sick, but since Striper
is really an anti-hero, I wanted a big showdown between her and the guy
who turned into her significant other (trying to give as little as possible
away, honest). Heck, I was half looking for Striper's death. Ah, well, I
guess I'm just a bit disturbed--one reason I like most Shakespeare
tragedies is that everyone's dead in the end.

Spectre
Message no. 2
From: Chris Ryan <chrisr@*******.FIT.QUT.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1993 12:13:20 EST
> Hate to disagree w/ Dave the Shade, but I wasn't actually all that
> impressed with this novel (don't know what else Nyx has done). Striper is a

I have to agree with you.

> cool character, and there were lots of great scenes, but it seemed very
> spotty.. i.e. great scene, boring scene, great scene, boring stretch. And

It also failed to make sense to me for most of the book. I found it very disjoint.

> I felt the ending was a let down. Maybe I'm just sick, but since Striper
> is really an anti-hero, I wanted a big showdown between her and the guy
> who turned into her significant other (trying to give as little as possible
> away, honest). Heck, I was half looking for Striper's death.

Same here, until I found out what was going on. I enjoyed the latter half of the
book once the confusing "scenes" actually had something to do with the book.
The
bit part characters made an interesting approach. I can't work out whether it
was for the better or not.

> Ah, well, I
> guess I'm just a bit disturbed--one reason I like most Shakespeare
> tragedies is that everyone's dead in the end.

I prefer the more heroic stuff where the good guys win (however small) in the end.

Chris
Message no. 3
From: "Daniel D. McManus" <MCMA4772@********.BITNET>
Subject: Striper Assassin...
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 17:15:15 +0100
I don't recall right off so I was wondering if anyone else
knew the answer. The guy that Striper is "working" for
was suppose to be some sort of free spirit, I believe. Would
this guy be some sort of "Deamon" or not??

--Daniel
Message no. 4
From: What's this button do? <GRAFF85@********.CORTLAND.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin...
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 12:58:58 -0400
>I don't recall right off so I was wondering if anyone else
>knew the answer. The guy that Striper is "working" for
>was suppose to be some sort of free spirit, I believe. Would
>this guy be some sort of "Deamon" or not??
>
>--Daniel

I don't think he was a free spirit but more a very powerful mage that was a
little psycho to say the least. Also nyx smith has a new book out : Fade To
Black i think the title was supposedly ganger type in newark..

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Message no. 5
From: Necromancer <shilberg@********.UNI.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin...
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 12:21:33 -0600
No, in _Striper Assassin_, she was working for the only surviving mage from the
group that summoned that spirit for the simsense picture. He had gone insane
from seeing a bunch of the mages killed in various unfun ways. He used magic
to make Striper think she was knocking off Yakuza bigwigs.

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Message no. 6
From: Can I play with madness <MKNABUSCH@******.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin...
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 14:38:16 -0500
I thought the thing Stroper was working for
was more along the lines of a wraith then a
free spirit. But it could be.
Michael
aka Harlequin
Message no. 7
From: Matt <mosbun@******.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin...
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 15:23:08 -0500
>I don't think he was a free spirit but more a very powerful mage that was a
>little psycho to say the least. Also nyx smith has a new book out : Fade To
>Black i think the title was supposedly ganger type in newark..
>--Dave

You're missing the point of the mage in Striper Assassin. He was a mage who
had a Free Spirit hide it's life in him. THAT'S what made him psycho. And
presumably more powerful.

Fade to Black wasn't as good as Striper was, though. Not bad, but far from
Smith's other's.

Matt
Message no. 8
From: Merlin Montgomery <merlin.montgomery@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 19:43:37 +1200
I've just finished reading Striper Assassin, (I picked it up on
special at the local bookstore during the week I've just spent skiing -
gloat! gloat!), and while I enjoyed it enough to want to keep reading, Nyx
Smith's method of writing in the present tense really irritated me after a
while.

Maybe he does it to make the action seem more immediate, but I
like the good old-fashioned past tense style myself. He also did it in the
short story collection. Why is this? Is it just a gimmick? Does it annoy
anyone but me?

As for Striper herself, I really disliked her. Admittedly her
behaviour was due to extraordinary reasons, but her comtempt for humans
meant I could never relate to her as the lead character in the story.
I guess it shows she was a pretty well drawn out character
though, if I have such a strong reaction to her.

Just my thoughts,
Merlin.

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Message no. 9
From: Doug Miller <enigma@********.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 00:41:57 +0000
On Fri, 8 Sep 1995, Merlin Montgomery wrote:

> As for Striper herself, I really disliked her. Admittedly her
> behaviour was due to extraordinary reasons, but her comtempt for humans
> meant I could never relate to her as the lead character in the story.
> I guess it shows she was a pretty well drawn out character
> though, if I have such a strong reaction to her.

Check out "Who Hunts the Hunter". She kinda mellows out a bit towards the
end.

>
> Just my thoughts,
> Merlin.

Were all entitled to our own,
Doug
Message no. 10
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 11:19:54 +0200
> I've just finished reading Striper Assassin, (I picked it up on
>special at the local bookstore during the week I've just spent skiing -
>gloat! gloat!), and while I enjoyed it enough to want to keep reading, Nyx
>Smith's method of writing in the present tense really irritated me after a
>while.

I think he does that to make Striper seem a bit different than other people
-- I haven't read Striper Assassin, but I did read Who Hunts The Hunter,
which also revolves around her. Come to think of it, that whole book is also
written in the present tense...
It takes a bit getting used to, I think :)

> As for Striper herself, I really disliked her. Admittedly her
>behaviour was due to extraordinary reasons, but her comtempt for humans
>meant I could never relate to her as the lead character in the story.

She thinks a bit simple, I think. She sees everything in black and white and
doesn't care about anything that doesn't affect her.

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Message no. 11
From: Eve Forward <lutra@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 06:47:58 -0700
>> I've just finished reading Striper Assassin, (I picked it up on
special at the local bookstore during the week I've just spent skiing -
gloat! gloat!), and while I enjoyed it enough to want to keep reading, Nyx
Smith's method of writing in the present tense really irritated me after a
while<<

From what I've seen, writing in present tense is one of the traits of
cyberpunk fiction. _Hardwired_ (THE rigger book) by Williams is an
example, and other people (possibly imitating Williams) also do it. It
-is- different and a little irritating, which I guess is something
else that can be seen as contributing to the "otherness" of cyberpunk
fiction. Not all cypunk fiction is present tense, of course.
Message no. 12
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 10:52:05 -0400
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>>>>> "Merlin" == Merlin Montgomery
>>>>> <merlin.montgomery@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ> writes:

Merlin> I've just finished reading Striper Assassin,

Well, that makes one of us. I just couldn't stand it and dropped it
after a few tens of pages.

Merlin> (I picked it up on special at the local bookstore during the
Merlin> week I've just spent skiing - gloat! gloat!), and while I
Merlin> enjoyed it enough to want to keep reading, Nyx Smith's method of
Merlin> writing in the present tense really irritated me after a while.

It's not the tense or person, it's the writing itself. Roger Zelazny's
first 5 Amber novels are a wonderful example of first person present
perspective, proof that it can be done and done well. Nyx just can't
write.

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Message no. 13
From: Bryan Linn Schuler <schu1545@****.GMI.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 11:54:58 -0400
Stainless Steel Rat wrote:
>It's not the tense or person, it's the writing itself. Roger Zelazny's
>first 5 Amber novels are a wonderful example of first person present
>perspective, proof that it can be done and done well. Nyx just can't
>write.
>

Yep, 100% agreement there. I read both the Amber series and Striper Assassin
(Working on "Shadowplay" now ;) and I didn't care much for Nyx Smith's style.
Zelazny though wrote probibly the best books I've ever read (Right up there
with Douglas Adams :) and I'd recommend the 2 amber series to anyone who likes
fast paced adventure books.

-Bryan
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Message no. 14
From: "Andrew W. Ragland" <RAGLAN45@*****.MMC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 12:54:54 -0500
>It's not the tense or person, it's the writing itself. Roger Zelazny's
>first 5 Amber novels are a wonderful example of first person present
>perspective, proof that it can be done and done well. Nyx just can't
>write.

More agreement, although not necessarily with the last statement. I haven't
read the book. My wife has, and hated it. First person present can work
quite well if handled correctly. I recently sold a story to Visionary
Publishing for New Visions that's done entirely in first person present,
from the point of view of a 9th grade boy. There's a famous novel, =It's
Like This, Cat=, that won a Newberry award for young adult fiction, that's
done entirely in first person present, from the pov of a teenager living in
Brooklyn. I've had trouble with a lot of gaming fiction in that so much of
it seems to be written by people with little fiction experience. I'd love
to see Spider Robinson do a Shadowrun novel, or Mercedes Lackey do one for
Earthdawn. Perhaps Lou could explain the process by which gaming fiction
occurs? Maybe some of us could try putting our money where our mouths are
and submit fiction for FASA, if we knew we wouldn't be automatically routed
to the slushpile and a form rejection slip for bad formatting or other
submission errors.

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Message no. 15
From: David Herr <dherr@********.NET>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 21:06:49 EDT
>or Mercedes Lackey do one for
>Earthdawn.

Ooh mucho agreement with that statement.


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Message no. 16
From: Jak Koke <jkoke@****.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 1995 11:03:55 -0700
Okay, so we agree that Nyx Smith is no Roger Zelazny. Big surprise. :)

I, for one, enjoyed all three of his books, Striper Assassin, Fade to Black,
and Who Hunts the Hunter. I do agree that Striper, herself, works against
Nyx because she's so hard to identify with. She has no regard for metahuman
life and shows no remorse. She has no compassion for her prey. She _is_ a
well-drawn character, however, and quite true-to-form all the way through.
It's just that as a reader, I hated her. Thought she was pretty kickass,
but hated her nonetheless. It's hard to relate to a main character you hate
<grin>.

>First person present can work
>quite well if handled correctly. I recently sold a story to Visionary
>Publishing for New Visions that's done entirely in first person present,
>from the point of view of a 9th grade boy.

I, too, have sold short stories written in present tense. It makes the
action more immediate, and when combined with first person point-of-view,
increases the tension because the fate of the character is uncertain (in
past tense, we assume the character survived to tell the story).

All three of Nyx Smith's books, if I remember correctly, are written in the
same style; third person, present tense, multiple point-of-view. I felt
Nyx's prose flowed pretty well, actually, and liked it better on a
line-by-line basis than many other SR novels (I've read almost all of them).
If there were problems with Nyx's books, they have more to do with plot and
character, IMO, than prose.

But everyone has an opinion. Luckily they're not all the same.

>Perhaps Lou could explain the process by which gaming fiction
>occurs? Maybe some of us could try putting our money where our mouths are
>and submit fiction for FASA, if we knew we wouldn't be automatically routed
>to the slushpile and a form rejection slip for bad formatting or other
>submission errors

Andrew, since I'm currently writing an SR novel (for FASA), and have already
finished an ED book. Both of which will be published next year. I can
address your question about gaming fiction.

I'd been writing short fiction (and a few novels) for about three years when
Greg Gorden (the designer of Earthdawn) asked if I wanted to write a novella
for the Talisman anthology. They needed someone to fill an open slot, and
he knew that I knew the game and wrote short fiction. Needless to say, I
agreed to send in a proposal. FASA liked it, sent me a contract and I wrote
the story.

After that, I sent in seven, count them, SEVEN novel proposals before they
liked one enough to ask me for a full outline and sample chapters. Thus,
LIFEROCK, my ED novel about obsidimen, came into being. The key is to never
give up. Even though they already knew me, the process was long and
somewhat arduous. But now it's paying off; on the strength of LIFEROCK, I
got my current book--an SR novel called DEAD AIR. (neither is in present
tense <g>)

Donna Ippolito, the novel editor at FASA, likes what I've shown her of DEAD
AIR enough that I'm likely to get more books after this one.

Hope this helps,

--Jak
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Message no. 17
From: Marc A Renouf <jormung@*****.UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 1995 19:42:19 -0400
On Sat, 9 Sep 1995, Jak Koke wrote:

> Andrew, since I'm currently writing an SR novel (for FASA), and have already
> finished an ED book. Both of which will be published next year. I can
> address your question about gaming fiction.
>
> I'd been writing short fiction (and a few novels) for about three years when
> Greg Gorden (the designer of Earthdawn) asked if I wanted to write a novella
> for the Talisman anthology. They needed someone to fill an open slot, and
> he knew that I knew the game and wrote short fiction. Needless to say, I
> agreed to send in a proposal. FASA liked it, sent me a contract and I wrote
> the story.

Congratulations. My only word of caution is that it's not always
this easy. I have sent *three* requests for proposal submission
guidelines to FASA in the last six months (it takes a while to get them
out, I guess). I have e-mailed FASALou (Lou Prosperi) numerous times.
He said, "write for submission guidelines." Have I seen hide or hair of
said guidelines? Nope. Nuthin. Nada. Zip. Wasted postage. I'm
getting sick of buying stamps for SASE's that don't get returned.
The kicker of it all is that I just have some ideas I'd like to
have some people with some knowledge of the field look at. I just want
to know if my writing is any good. I'm not out to make a quick buck, I
just write because I like to. I'd be happy if they said, "Your stuff
sucks. Don't waste our time." At least that way I'd know. But until I
get submission guidelines, I can't even get that far. :(

Marc (Do I sound bitter? No? Maybe I should try harder...)
Message no. 18
From: Dustin Wood <cukoo@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 1995 16:52:01 -0700
>On Sat, 9 Sep 1995, Jak Koke wrote:
>
>> Andrew, since I'm currently writing an SR novel (for FASA), and have already
>> finished an ED book. Both of which will be published next year. I can
>> address your question about gaming fiction.
>>
>> I'd been writing short fiction (and a few novels) for about three years when
>> Greg Gorden (the designer of Earthdawn) asked if I wanted to write a novella
>> for the Talisman anthology. They needed someone to fill an open slot, and
>> he knew that I knew the game and wrote short fiction. Needless to say, I
>> agreed to send in a proposal. FASA liked it, sent me a contract and I wrote
>> the story.
>
> Congratulations. My only word of caution is that it's not always
>this easy. I have sent *three* requests for proposal submission
>guidelines to FASA in the last six months (it takes a while to get them
>out, I guess). I have e-mailed FASALou (Lou Prosperi) numerous times.
>He said, "write for submission guidelines." Have I seen hide or hair of
>said guidelines? Nope. Nuthin. Nada. Zip. Wasted postage. I'm
>getting sick of buying stamps for SASE's that don't get returned.
> The kicker of it all is that I just have some ideas I'd like to
>have some people with some knowledge of the field look at. I just want
>to know if my writing is any good. I'm not out to make a quick buck, I
>just write because I like to. I'd be happy if they said, "Your stuff
>sucks. Don't waste our time." At least that way I'd know. But until I
>get submission guidelines, I can't even get that far. :(
>
>Marc (Do I sound bitter? No? Maybe I should try harder...)
>
Could you see your way clear to e-mail me their address and e-mail address?
I am myself interested in writing. I'm at cukoo@*****.net
Message no. 19
From: Mika Nikolic <MNik@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 23:03:31 -0400
Well I thought it was great but he's two other books are better, "Fade to
Black" and "Who hunts the Hunter" (which brings back Striper and Bandit
from
"Fade to Black"). all 16 books are great. but FASA shgould release a PC game
(MACs suck) for ShadowRun.
Message no. 20
From: Mika Nikolic <MNik@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 23:02:30 -0400
In a message dated 95-09-08 06:39:41 EDT, you write:

>-- I haven't read Striper Assassin, but I did read Who Hunts The Hunter,
>which also revolves around her.

don't for get Bandit he's really the hero of the story.
Message no. 21
From: Mika Nikolic <MNik@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 23:07:23 -0400
In a message dated 95-09-08 11:07:02 EDT, you write:

>Merlin> I've just finished reading Striper Assassin,
>
>Well, that makes one of us. I just couldn't stand it and dropped it
>after a few tens of pages.

actually it makes a lot more than one.

>Nyx just can't write.
okay, whatever
Message no. 22
From: Mika Nikolic <MNik@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 23:08:18 -0400
In a message dated 95-09-08 12:16:22 EDT, you write:

>Yep, 100% agreement there. I read both the Amber series and Striper Assassin
>(Working on "Shadowplay" now ;) and I didn't care much for Nyx Smith's
style.
>Zelazny though wrote probibly the best books I've ever read (Right up there
>with Douglas Adams :) and I'd recommend the 2 amber series to anyone who
>likes
>fast paced adventure books.

have you ever read a book by Timothy Zahn??? he's the best writer ever.
Message no. 23
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 10:27:04 +0200
>have you ever read a book by Timothy Zahn??? he's the best writer ever.

I read that Star Wars trilogy of his -- Heir To The Empire or whatever it's
called. It was OK, but there was too much coincidence in it. Everybody who's
important to the story arrives at the same point at the same time
_every_time_. I don't know about his other books but if they are like that
too, well, I don't know...

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Message no. 24
From: Bryan Linn Schuler <schu1545@****.GMI.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 10:30:19 -0400
Mika Nikolic wrote:

>have you ever read a book by Timothy Zahn??? he's the best writer ever.

I don't think so, what did he write?
Message no. 25
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 11:51:16 -0400
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>>>>> "Bryan" == Bryan Linn Schuler <schu1545@****.GMI.EDU>
writes:

>> have you ever read a book by Timothy Zahn??? he's the best writer ever.
Bryan> I don't think so, what did he write?

The COBRA novels were his first widely published novels.

They're all right, nothing spectacular.

I'd *never* use the words "best writer" to describe him in any fashion,
especially when I can compare him with the likes of Roger Zelazny or
Walter Jon Williams.

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Message no. 26
From: Andre' Selmer <031SEA@******.WITS.AC.ZA>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 10:16:46 +0200
}Mika Nikolic wrote:
}
}>have you ever read a book by Timothy Zahn??? he's the best writer ever.
}
}I don't think so, what did he write?

Hear! Hear! I'm sorry but Striper Assasin (and Fade to Black)
where not on my top ten list. The book that ties them together, I
can't think of its name offhand managed to salvage them somewhat. The
sieries is better as a trio, individually.... <Insert Raspberry type
Noise>

Andre'

+-----------------------------------------------------------+
|It has been said that the they who stay in the shadows have|
|no soul, no depth, no moral conviction. But how can one |
|say this when, it is they who have lost themselves in the |
|search utopia. We are the realists, we work from the |
|unseen corners of society, we do what no another has the |
|strength to do, with our cybered bodies and magic extreme |
|we prevent the corruption from spreading and destroying |
|your dreams, not through power, but bullets, sweat, tears |
|and blood. All of this we do for your sake, and few nuyen. |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+

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/ \ \ /~\/~~~~
| | | - \_/ + THUMP...Thump..thump = Boom ?
| | |
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Message no. 27
From: MR KENNETH J GREGORIE <QPXS82C@*******.COM>
Subject: Striper Assassin
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 01:37:55 EDT
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My turn. I really think that it was a decent storyline and besides how
often does a gm (writer) get to let the npc get the fun?

Kenneth
Message no. 28
From: Mika Nikolic <MNik@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 17:07:25 -0400
In a message dated 95-09-11 12:38:11 EDT, you write:

>The COBRA novels were his first widely published novels.
>
>They're all right, nothing spectacular.
>
>

try the Star Wars trilogy
Message no. 29
From: Mika Nikolic <MNik@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 17:10:14 -0400
In a message dated 95-09-12 06:58:42 EDT, you write:

> The book that ties them together, I
>can't think of its name offhand managed to salvage them somewhat.

"Who hunts the Hunter"
Message no. 30
From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 23:21:41 -0400
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>>>>> "MN" == Mika Nikolic <MNik@***.COM> writes:

MN> try the Star Wars trilogy

I did. I never could bring myself to bother with the third. Tim Zahn is
just a mediocre author. Why should I bother with mediocraty when I can
read talented authors.

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Message no. 31
From: "Gary L. Kelley" <gkelley@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: Striper Assassin
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 00:15:15 -0500
>
>I did. I never could bring myself to bother with the third. Tim Zahn is
>just a mediocre author. Why should I bother with mediocraty when I can
>read talented authors.
>

I would have to disagree he is a talented writer (maybe not the best but
good). He managed to not only redefine new characters but introduce new ones
in a compelling way. Although i do have to agree with what some one else
wrote a that`s his way of bringing all the important characters together at
just the right time. to coincadental for me.

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