tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187627900258846757.post9211227276904930609..comments2023-05-19T00:57:13.384-07:00Comments on Wiki Fiction: Biology by BlishJohn Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557999612244024954noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187627900258846757.post-67225225242528123202021-01-05T12:55:47.960-08:002021-01-05T12:55:47.960-08:00If anyone is in the mood for a shorter novel than ...If anyone is in the mood for a shorter novel than 'The Sparrow', you might try "Star King" by Jack Vance. Vance's story features an alien species that has altered its physical structure so as to closely mimic the human body plan, allowing them to live undetected among humans.John Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557999612244024954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187627900258846757.post-1423262669635410712021-01-05T09:14:59.069-08:002021-01-05T09:14:59.069-08:00I see #VintageSciFi is off to a great start! I esp...I see #VintageSciFi is off to a great start! I especially loved the parallels for the embryo evolution (which I remember from my high school biology books). <br /><br />I'm no expert on science-fiction, esp. *classic* scifi, but in all alien-meets-human stories, the first thing that captures my attention is the language barrier. How do they communicate, with no prior interpreter being available? A subject which Mary Russell explores at some length in The Sparrow, I think. I'll probably re-read that book this month.<br /><br />Look forward to reading more of your Vintage Science Fiction reviews!Lex @ Lexlinguahttp://lexlingua.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187627900258846757.post-35480975255153864032021-01-03T18:44:45.160-08:002021-01-03T18:44:45.160-08:00My favorite part of this novella is the "simp...My favorite part of this novella is the "simple" fact that the aliens are so nice. I really get tired of stories about evil aliens. I don't want to read the longer, full-novel version of the story that Blish later published because it apparently has an ending that sounds far too horrible for me and my practiced naiveté.John Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557999612244024954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187627900258846757.post-10333926982684716102021-01-03T17:21:08.033-08:002021-01-03T17:21:08.033-08:00A Case of Conscience does sound interesting! I'...A Case of Conscience does sound interesting! I'd never heard of it before. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14241300876630582609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187627900258846757.post-38704274549435264072021-01-01T07:52:59.414-08:002021-01-01T07:52:59.414-08:00Some information about the university studies of B...Some information about the university studies of Blish is provided here: (https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/big-ideas-james-blish/).John Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557999612244024954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187627900258846757.post-47525788836127175112021-01-01T07:01:00.649-08:002021-01-01T07:01:00.649-08:00I really enjoyed this review! I'm fascinated ...I really enjoyed this review! I'm fascinated by the idea of religious people being obsessed with "do these aliens have religion? are they good/evil?", to me, it's a rather silly question but it always makes for a great story. And Blish was a biologist? I had no idea! I need to read this story because biology and i want to know all about this iron thing you mentioned.Andrea Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289862046162890751noreply@blogger.com