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)
- The standard pattern is for a "spoiler" free description of the novel and its plot to go in a "Plot introduction" section leaving the "Plot summary" to be more effusive and give more information away. This allows for two different types of article reader, those that would like to get a feel for the book (i.e. would I like to read this!), and those who would like to know more. see Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/(Desk) 12:50, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
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