Comments on: The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/ The Best Science Fiction Short Stories - and where to find them! Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:12:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carl V. http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Carl V. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:44:41 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/#comment-1381 The Death of the Lady of Clown Town ranks right up there with Cold Equations as one of my favorite science fiction short stories, if not one of my favorite overall stories, of all time. The Death of the Lady of Clown Town ranks right up there with Cold Equations as one of my favorite science fiction short stories, if not one of my favorite overall stories, of all time.

]]> By: Rusty http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Rusty Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:06:00 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/#comment-1377 Carl, Agreed - Smith is a fantastic writer, and this story was a pleasure to read! I'll have to check out Space Lords, <a href="http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/?p=1046" rel="nofollow">your review of it</a> totally made me want to read it. Thanks! Carl,

Agreed – Smith is a fantastic writer, and this story was a pleasure to read! I’ll have to check out Space Lords, your review of it totally made me want to read it. Thanks!

]]> By: Carl V. http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Carl V. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:57:32 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/#comment-1373 This was great. After my recent joyful experience in reading the Space Lords collection of stories, I have been itching to read more Cordwainer Smith. You are spot on in your assessment that pin-lighting sounds like something that would be really interesting to do. Smith did a fantastic job of describing this in detail while not making it an info-dump. He just wove the details into the tapestry of the story. He was good...boy was he ever good! This was great. After my recent joyful experience in reading the Space Lords collection of stories, I have been itching to read more Cordwainer Smith. You are spot on in your assessment that pin-lighting sounds like something that would be really interesting to do. Smith did a fantastic job of describing this in detail while not making it an info-dump. He just wove the details into the tapestry of the story. He was good…boy was he ever good!

]]> By: omphalos http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 omphalos Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:08:04 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/#comment-1241 Here is a link to a bunch of Cordwainer Smith stories on line: http://bb.solahpmo.com/viewtopic.php?t=759 Here is a link to a bunch of Cordwainer Smith stories on line:

http://bb.solahpmo.com/viewtopic.php?t=759

]]> By: Rusty http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Rusty Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:42:16 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/#comment-1235 Omphalos, Yeah, Cordwainer Smith has some great novels and stories. Those ones you mentioned look really cool, I'll have to try them out. Omphalos,

Yeah, Cordwainer Smith has some great novels and stories. Those ones you mentioned look really cool, I’ll have to try them out.

]]> By: Omphalos http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Omphalos Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:48:50 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/#comment-1226 An excellent story is Scanners Live in Vain. Mother Hittuns Littlu Kittens is great too, but personally I love most of Smith's works. NESFA published a collection of all of his SF save for his one novel, Norstrillia, and that book is incredibly well done. I'm in the process of reading it for a review my own website. An excellent story is Scanners Live in Vain. Mother Hittuns Littlu Kittens is great too, but personally I love most of Smith’s works. NESFA published a collection of all of his SF save for his one novel, Norstrillia, and that book is incredibly well done. I’m in the process of reading it for a review my own website.

]]> By: Rusty http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Rusty Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:12:47 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/#comment-748 True - after reading this awesome story I am definitely going to read more of his stuff. Any recommendations? True – after reading this awesome story I am definitely going to read more of his stuff. Any recommendations?

]]> By: Blue Tyson http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Blue Tyson Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:05:54 +0000 http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/10/12/the-game-of-rat-and-dragon-by-cordwainer-smith/#comment-737 Good advice is just read Cordwainer Smith, period. Good advice is just read Cordwainer Smith, period.

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