John Mietus writes:
>Steven Brust said:
>>> "Uh-uh. You only have one chance. The correct answer is whatever the
>>> kallikanzaros wants it to be. You lose."
>>> "That sounds a bit arbitrary."
>> Yes, that's the set-up. But it's the pay-off that really nailed me.
>Absolutely.
FWIW, I just finished "...and Call Me Conrad" yesterday as a direct
result of this conversation. -Damn-, it's good; I can well understand
why it split the Hugo with Dune.
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