Re: Could there be a Gnarly Man in current times?

In article <HdM_N.98721$lwqa.46003@fx18.iad>,
Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net> wrote:

jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:

In article <v1e01q$3dv0o$1@dont-email.me>,
Tony Nance  <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:

So I’m making my way through The Best of L Sprague de Camp

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Ah, I read that under unusual circumstances: it's one of the books
I had with me at my father's funeral, along with the July 1978 Analog.

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Was recently reading Dozois' _The Year's Best Science Fiction, 10th edition_
and there is rather odd De Camp story about a spanish explorer and his
native american wife in China.
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I wasn't impressed.
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In fact, the first dozen stories were so depressing that I
haven't picked it back up.  The Stanwick was just depressing,
the Willis was a screed against menstruation, the De Camp
had odd racial overtones.
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I suppose some of the ones I haven't gotten to (like Clark's
_The Hammer of God_) will probably be worth reading.  Someday.

I regret to report that was a low point for the Dozois series and
(if his notes can be trusted) SF in general.

The Clarke is a pretty forgettable short story and an even more
forgettable novel.
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