From:	Jani Fikouras <feanor@**********.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject:	Re: Smith's Novels
Date:	Fri, 15 Sep 1995 12:14:17 +0200

> According to my English and literature professors it's a testament to
> his *IN*ability to write. Not only did he not provide any framework to
> understand the protagonist's actions, he didn't even try. That is hardly
> the mark of a competant author.
>
> Striper Assassin is little more than a hack-and-slash RPG session that's
> been presented in a novel's format.

I definitelly agree, however "Fade to Black" is probably one of the
best SR novels brought out by FASA. As far as I am concerned its up there
with "Changeling" and "Streets of Blood".

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