Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site caip.RUTGERS.EDU Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!caip!SUTHERLAND From: SUTHERLAND@TL-20B.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Steve Rabin on "Godstalk" Message-ID: <289@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 11:48:04 EST Article-I.D.: caip.289 Posted: Wed Oct 30 11:48:04 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Nov-85 02:45:10 EST Sender: daemon@caip.RUTGERS.EDU Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 25 From: Dean SutherlandNo "sequel warnings" can be blamed strictly on the publisher/editor: it is NOT the author's fault. I do believe, however, that there should have been a sequel warning included. Now for your other comments: @begin The ONLY plot element "Godstalk" shares with "Breed to Come" is one (1) cat. In fact the cat in GS is just a cat (which happens to talk), while the cats in BTC were the intelligent mutated descendants of today's house cats. NOT a very close match! GS is NOT 'a poor womans version of Norton's "Breed to Come"' it is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT kind of book with ONLY ONE plot element (out of many) in common!!!! The plot may be convoluted (OK, "crazed"), but it has quite a few original ideas which are VERY well presented. Over all, I would recommend the book highly to anyone who does not hate fantasy. @end Dean F. Sutherland