tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post3848989495916532217..comments2024-03-25T21:52:03.310-05:00Comments on Hill Cantons: The Hill Cantons Bestiary: PolymufsChris Kutalikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-16768031668907112782013-08-29T10:37:41.347-05:002013-08-29T10:37:41.347-05:00I loved this post - will use the stat write up in ...I loved this post - will use the stat write up in my game. As for the books - I am re-reading them right now and it does give me a blast of nostalgia, however, I always thought they were ripe for converting into a series of games. I know them (in England) as The Prince In Waiting books.<br /><br />I guess they might fall somewhere in with the often-maligned John Wyndham genre of disaster books, but that does not diminish my fondness for either author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595984455454067403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-75622317311707295402013-08-23T22:53:10.307-05:002013-08-23T22:53:10.307-05:00Even the uniqueness of No Blade of Grass, with it&...Even the uniqueness of No Blade of Grass, with it's method of apocalypse, has been borrowed by Paolo Bacigalupi.<br /><br />I think someone is bound to rescue Alexander from his growing obscurity, he's a victim of a couple of bad attempts at movies. The sad thing is, no movie you end up unknown.Gort's Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08684913847135419951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-21051139596231121492013-08-23T14:46:53.925-05:002013-08-23T14:46:53.925-05:00Sadly yes, Youd may cling to some transitory relev...Sadly yes, Youd may cling to some transitory relevance for the Tripods books but probably not terribly long. I think my other YA pillar from childhood, Lloyd Alexander's Prydain books, may have a bit more long haul in them. Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-62434407629686062422013-08-23T13:00:14.865-05:002013-08-23T13:00:14.865-05:00I had completely forgotten this series, lost among...I had completely forgotten this series, lost among similar mutie stories, which is odd as this series or Orphans in the Sky was likely the first place I encountered this trope. It's only when I'm looking at authors like Youd that I realize just how ephemeral children's fiction is, well and how often some things get recycled. Gort's Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08684913847135419951noreply@blogger.com