Glen had his short story The Waiting Sea republished in the Archon 31 program book. On Aug 15, 2007, at 12:07 PM, Steve Harris wrote:
I think it's just quiet which is unfortunate given how recently the 2nd Instrumentalities book came out. Anything new coming our way from Mr. Cook? Has anyone made a map for the Instrumentalities series?
Steve
I was fairly impressed with Instrumentalities II (I was going to review it soon's I read it, but, well, life got in the way...). I was considering (again) starting up a map for it, but then decided against it. I realized that it's just not needed for enjoyment of the novel; and reconciling internal contradictions (if any) just would get in the way of that enjoyment. It's also very difficult to make a map purely from internal references, because so many of the references are on different scales--continental region, nation group, nation, national district, geographical region, city, geographical feature--without clear indication of how references at the different scales fit together.
But I sure would like to know what's meant by the *end* of Connec-- what's the rest of Connec? (I believe Connec = Switzerland.)
I got the newly reissued "Sung in Blood" about the same time as Instrumentalities II. I was not impressed with that: It's like a single module in an RPG--all the focus is on a small set of Heros who, by gum and by golly, beat the odds to best the Awful Villain. There's very little development of character, nothing nuanced in the division between Good and Evil. It has a well-developed world and an exciting plot, so it's fun to read; but not what I consider Cook at his best.
I do believe I have an almost-complete collection now: All's I'm missing is one of the DarkWar trilogy (and the porn thing, not interested in that one).
Steve/Stacey
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