• (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J

    From James Nicoll@3:633/280.2 to All on Tue Aug 5 22:53:42 2025
    Subject: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness
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  • From William Hyde@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Aug 6 07:33:07 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    William Hyde

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  • From Tony Nance@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Aug 6 08:18:41 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    On 8/5/25 5:59 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    William Hyde

    But it *would* be a great stragegy!

    Kinda like the bands that named themselves "Free Beer"?

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  • From Bobbie Sellers@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Aug 6 14:00:51 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh
    Reply-To: blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com



    On 8/5/25 14:33, William Hyde wrote:
    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    William Hyde

    Agree on the cover as I have seen it at the SFPL and it repelled me esthetically.

    bliss

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  • From Robert Woodward@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Aug 6 14:59:06 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    Is it the original Michael Whelan art or is it the stuff added to it?

    --
    "We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
    Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_. —-----------------------------------------------------
    Robert Woodward robertaw@drizzle.com

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  • From Tony Nance@3:633/280.2 to All on Thu Aug 7 01:03:41 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    On 8/5/25 11:34 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
    In article <106u001$30pc8$1@dont-email.me>,
    Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 8/5/25 5:59 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    William Hyde

    But it *would* be a great stragegy!

    Kinda like the bands that named themselves "Free Beer"?

    http://columbiaclosings.com/pix/memes/tfnm.jpg

    Exactly!

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  • From Steve Coltrin@3:633/280.2 to All on Thu Aug 7 02:13:27 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    begin fnord
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> writes:

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    It probably looks better in the flesh - much of that text is foiled and embossed, and does not scan well.

    --
    Steve Coltrin spcoltri@omcl.org
    "A group known as the League of Human Dignity helped arrange for Deuel
    to be driven to a local livestock scale, where he could be weighed."
    - Associated Press

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  • From William Hyde@3:633/280.2 to All on Thu Aug 7 08:07:28 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    Is it the original Michael Whelan art or is it the stuff added to it?

    The stuff added. And the above phrase in particular. I've got no
    problem with the art, or what I can see of it.


    Various publishers in the past have managed to convey the fact that
    their author was a prize winner without simultaneously mangling both the
    cover art and the English language.

    I won a named scholarship a few times. Should I be:

    "Granger Physicist William Hyde"?

    I could use something for it as winning the scholarship actually cost me money. "Granger"'s not a bad name. Maybe someone will confuse me with
    the causality guy.

    I won a chess tournament.

    "Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde"?

    Actually, that doesn't sound bad, though I'd rather have "William `Sam Houston' Hyde".

    Untitled William Hyde

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  • From Tony Nance@3:633/280.2 to All on Thu Aug 7 08:10:45 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    On 8/6/25 6:07 PM, William Hyde wrote:
    Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    Is it the original Michael Whelan art or is it the stuff added to it?

    The stuff added. And the above phrase in particular. I've got no
    problem with the art, or what I can see of it.


    Various publishers in the past have managed to convey the fact that
    their author was a prize winner without simultaneously mangling both the cover art and the English language.

    I won a named scholarship a few times. Should I be:

    "Granger Physicist William Hyde"?

    I could use something for it as winning the scholarship actually cost me money. "Granger"'s not a bad name. Maybe someone will confuse me with
    the causality guy.

    I won a chess tournament.

    "Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde"?

    Actually, that doesn't sound bad, though I'd rather have "William `Sam Houston' Hyde".

    Untitled William Hyde

    Let us not forget "Movie Reviewer William Hyde"!


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  • From William Hyde@3:633/280.2 to All on Thu Aug 7 09:00:27 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    Tony Nance wrote:
    On 8/6/25 6:07 PM, William Hyde wrote:
    Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    Is it the original Michael Whelan art or is it the stuff added to it?

    The stuff added. And the above phrase in particular. I've got no
    problem with the art, or what I can see of it.


    Various publishers in the past have managed to convey the fact that
    their author was a prize winner without simultaneously mangling both
    the cover art and the English language.

    I won a named scholarship a few times. Should I be:

    "Granger Physicist William Hyde"?

    I could use something for it as winning the scholarship actually cost
    me money. "Granger"'s not a bad name. Maybe someone will confuse me
    with the causality guy.

    I won a chess tournament.

    "Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde"?

    Actually, that doesn't sound bad, though I'd rather have "William `Sam
    Houston' Hyde".

    Untitled William Hyde

    Let us not forget "Movie Reviewer William Hyde"!

    The list could get quite long:

    Chemical worker, Chemical Transport Specialist, Sandblaster, Corrosion Prevention Technician, Newspaper Access Facilitator, Senior Newspaper
    Access Facilitator, Logistics Specialist, Horticulturalist, Seasonal Communications Facilitator, Editor, Writer, Senior Resume Inflater, plus
    all that game and academic stuff.

    And most of that is only wildly exaggerated.

    If we all did that, usenet volumes would increase at lest 25%.


    William Hyde


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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 8 01:54:50 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    On Wed, 6 Aug 2025 18:07:28 -0400, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
    =20
    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.
    =20
    Is it the original Michael Whelan art or is it the stuff added to it?
    =20
    The stuff added. And the above phrase in particular. I've got no=20
    problem with the art, or what I can see of it.


    Various publishers in the past have managed to convey the fact that=20
    their author was a prize winner without simultaneously mangling both the=
    =20
    cover art and the English language.

    I won a named scholarship a few times. Should I be:

    "Granger Physicist William Hyde"?

    I could use something for it as winning the scholarship actually cost me=
    =20
    money. "Granger"'s not a bad name. Maybe someone will confuse me with=20
    the causality guy.

    I won a chess tournament.

    "Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde"?

    Actually, that doesn't sound bad, though I'd rather have "William `Sam=20 >Houston' Hyde".

    You did notice that "Hugo Winner" is in smaller type than her name,
    right?

    It clearly isn't part of her name. It is advertising bumpf.

    Marketing should be blamed here.
    --=20
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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  • From William Hyde@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 8 07:31:26 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 6 Aug 2025 18:07:28 -0400, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    Is it the original Michael Whelan art or is it the stuff added to it?

    The stuff added. And the above phrase in particular. I've got no
    problem with the art, or what I can see of it.


    Various publishers in the past have managed to convey the fact that
    their author was a prize winner without simultaneously mangling both the
    cover art and the English language.

    I won a named scholarship a few times. Should I be:

    "Granger Physicist William Hyde"?

    I could use something for it as winning the scholarship actually cost me
    money. "Granger"'s not a bad name. Maybe someone will confuse me with
    the causality guy.

    I won a chess tournament.

    "Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde"?

    Actually, that doesn't sound bad, though I'd rather have "William `Sam
    Houston' Hyde".

    You did notice that "Hugo Winner" is in smaller type than her name,
    right?

    Actually, it's in infinitely small type.

    William Hyde


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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Aug 9 01:25:12 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    On Thu, 7 Aug 2025 17:31:26 -0400, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 6 Aug 2025 18:07:28 -0400, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
    wrote:
    =20
    Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh >>>>>>
    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    Is it the original Michael Whelan art or is it the stuff added to =
    it?

    The stuff added. And the above phrase in particular. I've got no
    problem with the art, or what I can see of it.


    Various publishers in the past have managed to convey the fact that
    their author was a prize winner without simultaneously mangling both =
    the
    cover art and the English language.

    I won a named scholarship a few times. Should I be:

    "Granger Physicist William Hyde"?

    I could use something for it as winning the scholarship actually cost=
    me
    money. "Granger"'s not a bad name. Maybe someone will confuse me =
    with
    the causality guy.

    I won a chess tournament.

    "Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde"?

    Actually, that doesn't sound bad, though I'd rather have "William =
    `Sam
    Houston' Hyde".
    =20
    You did notice that "Hugo Winner" is in smaller type than her name,
    right?

    Actually, it's in infinitely small type.

    Clearly you have never tried to puzzle out the credits on those DVD
    packages that print them in what appears to be, at best, 3-point type.

    I actually bought a bar magnifier so I could read them on those
    occasions when I wished to. I don't make such purchases very often.

    Not only in "Hugo Novelist" readable in the image, so is "Fantasy". I
    suspect that, if I had the actual book in front of me, I could even
    almost decipher the line above "Fantasy", which is printed quite
    small.
    --=20
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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  • From James Nicoll@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Aug 9 01:41:47 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In article <6a5c9kdvkvofj0nhcgn1ho2rhkd7aiufrb@4ax.com>,
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Thu, 7 Aug 2025 17:31:26 -0400, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 6 Aug 2025 18:07:28 -0400, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh >>>>>>>
    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume >>>>>>> is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    Is it the original Michael Whelan art or is it the stuff added to it? >>>>>
    The stuff added. And the above phrase in particular. I've got no
    problem with the art, or what I can see of it.


    Various publishers in the past have managed to convey the fact that
    their author was a prize winner without simultaneously mangling both the >>>> cover art and the English language.

    I won a named scholarship a few times. Should I be:

    "Granger Physicist William Hyde"?

    I could use something for it as winning the scholarship actually cost me >>>> money. "Granger"'s not a bad name. Maybe someone will confuse me with >>>> the causality guy.

    I won a chess tournament.

    "Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde"?

    Actually, that doesn't sound bad, though I'd rather have "William `Sam >>>> Houston' Hyde".

    You did notice that "Hugo Winner" is in smaller type than her name,
    right?

    Actually, it's in infinitely small type.

    Clearly you have never tried to puzzle out the credits on those DVD
    packages that print them in what appears to be, at best, 3-point type.

    I actually bought a bar magnifier so I could read them on those
    occasions when I wished to. I don't make such purchases very often.

    Not only in "Hugo Novelist" readable in the image, so is "Fantasy". I
    suspect that, if I had the actual book in front of me, I could even
    almost decipher the line above "Fantasy", which is printed quite
    small.

    The actual cover is much more legible than the scan suggests.

    --
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    My tor pieces at https://www.tor.com/author/james-davis-nicoll/
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  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Aug 9 02:59:59 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh
    Reply-To: slp53@pacbell.net

    jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
    In article <6a5c9kdvkvofj0nhcgn1ho2rhkd7aiufrb@4ax.com>,

    Not only in "Hugo Novelist" readable in the image, so is "Fantasy". I >>suspect that, if I had the actual book in front of me, I could even
    almost decipher the line above "Fantasy", which is printed quite
    small.

    The actual cover is much more legible than the scan suggests.

    The Amazon.com cover scan is more legible, even the DAW stock
    number and cover price can be read ($2.95 in US, $3.50 in Canada).

    https://www.amazon.com/Tree-Swords-Jewels-Ealdwood-Duology/dp/0879978503

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  • From William Hyde@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Aug 9 07:25:25 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 7 Aug 2025 17:31:26 -0400, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 6 Aug 2025 18:07:28 -0400, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh >>>>>>>
    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume >>>>>>> is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?

    Seriously, that is a terrible cover.

    Is it the original Michael Whelan art or is it the stuff added to it? >>>>>
    The stuff added. And the above phrase in particular. I've got no
    problem with the art, or what I can see of it.


    Various publishers in the past have managed to convey the fact that
    their author was a prize winner without simultaneously mangling both the >>>> cover art and the English language.

    I won a named scholarship a few times. Should I be:

    "Granger Physicist William Hyde"?

    I could use something for it as winning the scholarship actually cost me >>>> money. "Granger"'s not a bad name. Maybe someone will confuse me with >>>> the causality guy.

    I won a chess tournament.

    "Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde"?

    Actually, that doesn't sound bad, though I'd rather have "William `Sam >>>> Houston' Hyde".

    You did notice that "Hugo Winner" is in smaller type than her name,
    right?

    Actually, it's in infinitely small type.

    Clearly you have never tried to puzzle out the credits on those DVD
    packages that print them in what appears to be, at best, 3-point type.

    I actually bought a bar magnifier so I could read them on those
    occasions when I wished to. I don't make such purchases very often.

    Not only in "Hugo Novelist" readable in the image


    It is. But "Hugo Winner" is not. Hence the above joke.

    And that I consider "Hugo Novelist" to be an an abomination is the whole
    point of this thread. It too should be in infinitely small type.

    Others, of course, may not agree.

    William Hyde


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  • From Scott Dorsey@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Aug 10 00:09:01 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
    And that I consider "Hugo Novelist" to be an an abomination is the whole >point of this thread. It too should be in infinitely small type.

    What about as in "Victor was a Hugo novelist?"
    --scott


    --
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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Aug 10 01:32:04 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    On Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:59:59 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
    wrote:

    jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
    In article <6a5c9kdvkvofj0nhcgn1ho2rhkd7aiufrb@4ax.com>,

    Not only in "Hugo Novelist" readable in the image, so is "Fantasy". I >>>suspect that, if I had the actual book in front of me, I could even >>>almost decipher the line above "Fantasy", which is printed quite
    small.

    The actual cover is much more legible than the scan suggests.=20

    The Amazon.com cover scan is more legible, even the DAW stock
    number and cover price can be read ($2.95 in US, $3.50 in Canada).

    https://www.amazon.com/Tree-Swords-Jewels-Ealdwood-Duology/dp/0879978503

    The very topmost line is still readable here only when I use Amazon's
    ability to magnify the image simply by placing the pointer over it
    (well, once I have read the topmost line and know what it says I can
    convince myself that I can see it in the unmagnified image, but that
    is clearly not a proper test). On the actual book, I might have to get
    closer to read it, but I suspect that I still could.

    To be honest, apart from their size, the unmagnified Amazon version
    and the review version look very much the same to me.=20
    --=20
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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  • From William Hyde@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Aug 10 05:57:19 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    Scott Dorsey wrote:
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
    And that I consider "Hugo Novelist" to be an an abomination is the whole
    point of this thread. It too should be in infinitely small type.

    What about as in "Victor was a Hugo novelist?"

    And one of his biggest fans was Hugo Drax Novelist Ian Fleming.

    William Hyde



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  • From Michael F. Stemper@3:633/280.2 to All on Tue Aug 12 06:36:36 2025
    Subject: Re: (Meetpoint) The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by
    C J Cherryh

    On 06/08/2025 17.07, Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde wrote:
    Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <106ttaf$30ker$1@dont-email.me>,
    William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

    James Nicoll wrote:
    The Tree of Swords and Jewels (Ealdwood, volume 2) by C J Cherryh

    In which the bill for an audacious gambit in the previous volume
    is presented.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/heart-of-darkness

    She's changed her name to "Hugo Novelist"?


    Various publishers in the past have managed to convey the fact that their author was a prize winner without simultaneously mangling both the cover art and the English language.

    I won a named scholarship a few times. Should I be:

    "Granger Physicist William Hyde"?

    I could use something for it as winning the scholarship actually cost me money. "Granger"'s not a bad name. Maybe someone will confuse me with the causality guy.

    I won a chess tournament.

    "Sam Houston Chessplayer William Hyde"?

    Well, it's hardly unheard-of. For instance, UW's College of Engineering
    has Jim and Anne Sorden Professor Daniel Ludois, or Philip Dunham Reed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Susan Hagness.

    About one fourth of the musicians of the Madison Symphony Orchestra
    have named chairs, although I can't find the roster right now. But
    there is still Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture
    Concert Organ Greg Zelek.


    Actually, that doesn't sound bad, though I'd rather have "William `Sam Houston' Hyde".

    I think that all you need is for people to call you that.

    --
    Michael F. Stemper
    Psalm 94:3-6


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