Comments on: Book-hunting in Melbourne http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/21/book-hunting-in-melbourne/ As honest as a gambling man can be Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:31:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Homo Sum » Blog Archive » Sunday night quick book links http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/21/book-hunting-in-melbourne/#comment-51050 Homo Sum » Blog Archive » Sunday night quick book links Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:30:39 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/21/book-hunting-in-melbourne/#comment-51050 [...] were some of the big successes from my first Australian trip, and that I even mentioned the movies when I wrote that stuff up. Well, my usual online sources didn’t make the movies available, but just recently both of [...] [...] were some of the big successes from my first Australian trip, and that I even mentioned the movies when I wrote that stuff up. Well, my usual online sources didn’t make the movies available, but just recently both of [...]

]]> By: Fred http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/21/book-hunting-in-melbourne/#comment-42675 Fred Mon, 21 May 2007 23:54:51 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/05/21/book-hunting-in-melbourne/#comment-42675 I think the only distinctly Australian science fiction I've ever read is Paul Voermans' <i>The Weird Colonial Boy</i>. The edition of <i>Air</i> that I had (from the local library) seemed to be littered with typographical errors -- to the point I wondered if they weren't intentional -- but it really is quite good. I think the only distinctly Australian science fiction I’ve ever read is Paul Voermans’ The Weird Colonial Boy.

The edition of Air that I had (from the local library) seemed to be littered with typographical errors — to the point I wondered if they weren’t intentional — but it really is quite good.

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