Talk:Parallelities

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[edit] Some thoughts

I didn't know that the novel was first published in 1995. I read the book in early 1999, and the edition I own is the apparently rarer hardcover version. The cover art on mine is very different, putting a far greater emphasis on the book's absurdism than the paperback cover does.

I'm a big fan of this little-known Foster book, though I tried not to let my laudatory opinion color the presentation when I created this page. I included the point that one of the worlds is based on Lovecraft, but it's possible that Parallelities contains other references that went beyond me. The protagonist visits, for example, a world where Australia has become the world's leading power because of its development of a cheap form of energy called Purnululu power. If he was referencing some other science fiction work, I am unaware what it is. marbeh raglaim 19:32, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

These doexs appear to be some debate / difference on the 1st edition, ie 1995 or 1998. Some sites give both!. Amazon.co.uk at least has the earlier, but they are not the only one. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 07:37, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

You placed most of my plot summary under the warning that there might be spoilers, even though I described no more than the book's blurb does. I'm thinking of expanding my summary into a much more detailed description of the book's events, and making a more succinct, spoiler-free summary in the main section. marbeh raglaim 22:45, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

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