tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post395785661890695935..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The Man on the MoonTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-8481859929796891632015-09-13T04:17:46.295+02:002015-09-13T04:17:46.295+02:00I am glad to see some other readers who appreciate...I am glad to see some other readers who appreciate this book. I remember reading the book when it first came out, and still have the paperback. It is the book that turned me into a fan of Hogan's work. He wrote many excellent science fiction books.Monte Herridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-56505785789086589922015-09-11T13:45:38.901+02:002015-09-11T13:45:38.901+02:00Than you'll probably love this one, Sergio! I ...Than you'll probably love this one, Sergio! I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-9703380374279884442015-09-11T12:05:51.909+02:002015-09-11T12:05:51.909+02:00Sounds really great TC - right, off to order this ...Sounds really great TC - right, off to order this right now! Love genre hybrids when they're done right :)Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-31441088399343891142015-09-10T11:57:28.948+02:002015-09-10T11:57:28.948+02:00That's one too, but I think that the volume 74...That's one too, but I think that the volume 74 story is the only (full-sized) mystery story I've ever read where linguistics is the core of the puzzle plot (and not just an extra).Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-77508554476613120382015-09-10T10:58:24.303+02:002015-09-10T10:58:24.303+02:00Two examples I haven't read (yet), but I'm...Two examples I haven't read (yet), but I'm sure there must be more of them. Wasn't there Detective Conan story in which a misunderstanding between English-and Japanese speaking characters played a vital role? I think it was the one with the Spider Mansion? TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-71863758186313701922015-09-10T08:56:43.291+02:002015-09-10T08:56:43.291+02:00Well, mysteries that make use of linguistics are n...Well, mysteries that make use of linguistics are not very common, but there are some famous examples. The first part of Matsumoto's Inspector Imanishi Investigates comes in mind for example. Detective Conan 74 has what is in my opinion the best linguistics story yet (also because it's one of the funniest stories ever, but I'm afraid it's one that is hard to understand in translation...)Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-27708488792378707262015-09-09T20:05:06.572+02:002015-09-09T20:05:06.572+02:00I tried to think of a mystery with a linguistics a...I tried to think of a mystery with a linguistics angle, but I couldn't think of one. This requires further investigation!<br /><br />I can understand why the book is popular in Japan and how it ended up on a list of best mystery novels. The book doesn't feature any actual cut-up corpses to create a clever piece of misdirection, but there's a part of the explanation that could be considered as exactly such a trick played out on a planetary scale. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-72310872205522001802015-09-09T08:37:09.842+02:002015-09-09T08:37:09.842+02:00The book was definitely a very pleasant surprise t...The book was definitely a very pleasant surprise to me as someone who seldom reads outside the genre. I especially loved the segments that included fields seldom seen in detective fiction (linguistics!).<br /><br />There's also a manga version of the book, by the way and it's been a very popular science-fiction novel in Japan ever since it was first published there.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-87845082181480479362015-09-09T08:36:15.478+02:002015-09-09T08:36:15.478+02:00From what I've read, the best volumes in the s...From what I've read, the best volumes in the series are the ones that were originally intended as a trilogy. So I might take a look at the next two books at some point, because I'm kind of curious now. <br /><br />I hope we'll be exploring the Martian surface before long, but I doubt we’ll be doing it within the time-frame of <i>Inherit the Stars</i>. There's just no way we'll have everything (or are fully capable of doing everything) mentioned in the story by 2027. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-13304648984055374162015-09-09T01:00:33.899+02:002015-09-09T01:00:33.899+02:00Inherit the Stars is the first volume of a five-vo...Inherit the Stars is the first volume of a five-volume series. See the Internet Speculative Fiction Database for more details. There will not be any more books in the series because Hogan died in 2010. But why do you think we won't be exploring Mars? I am hoping that Chinese interest in space will spark a new space race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-81684673506490769652015-09-08T21:03:25.113+02:002015-09-08T21:03:25.113+02:00It's definitely worth a shot for seasoned myst...It's definitely worth a shot for seasoned mystery readers who've read tons of mysteries of every possible shape and stripe, because it's something very, very different that still can be considered a detective story. I hope you'll enjoy as much as I have! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-24900519286434905362015-09-08T20:52:15.946+02:002015-09-08T20:52:15.946+02:00Sounds like just the sort of thing I'd enjoy!Sounds like just the sort of thing I'd enjoy!dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com