“This is the sort of book that justifies fatwahs. If WWIII occurred right now, we could die happy knowing Baxter would never write again. If a dinosaur killing asteroid was headed for Earth and I knew Baxter had another book coming up, I would campaign for letting the rock hit, since it is obviously the work of a benovelent deity trying to save us from another Titan.” IfsWritingTryingBookEarthDiesKnowingRocksRight NowKillingCampaignsJustifyDeitiesDinosaursAsteroidsTitans Author:James Nicoll
“About Antrax by Terry Brooks: I wonder if he's planning a book called SRS? Or F'lu?” IfsBookWonderPlanningBrooks Author:James Nicoll
“[Elizabeth Moon's] antagonists are always evil moustache-twirlers. She could write a book about a golf open and the main rival to the hero would turn out to have clubs made from compressed kittens.” WritingMadeBookTurnsEvilHeroMoonGolfClubsRivalsKittenAntagonistMoustache Author:James Nicoll