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• Tetsubo commented on Ariel: post-apocalyptic sword-and-sorcery adventure that rocked my world
  I read this book when it came out in 1983. I loved it and parts of it have stuck with me to this day. This is the book Stirling *wanted* to write but he lacked the balls to just come out and say the Dies the Fire universe was MAGIC. So instead, you get this really stupid universe that makes zero sense and is full of absurdity. I like the fact that Ariel never tries to explain why the Change happened. It just deals with it....
• JLH commented on Ariel: post-apocalyptic sword-and-sorcery adventure that rocked my world
  The line about "technology stops" reminded me of the Dickinson books, too. The BBC did a pretty decent and very bleak children's series based upon them in the mid-seventies called "The Changes." I remember Paddy Kingsland's electronic clanging and roars over shots of electricity pylons -- monsters of the id that the now technophobic population are too terrified to approach, never mind destroy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Changes_%28TV_series%29 "Ariel" looks intriguing; onto the Amazon list it goes....
• kwandongbrian commented on Ariel: post-apocalyptic sword-and-sorcery adventure that rocked my world
  I have to agree that Stirling's series of The Change seems less original than I had thought. Still, Dies the Fire gave me the same chills and worry over my preparedness for disaster that my favourite post-apocalyptic stories do. Maybe these stories are for people who like to own stuff. With my wife's help, I've become more of a saver and have a relatively large amount (again, relatively) saved in a bank. It would be no use after a Change. Perhaps I need my wife to read these books to convince her to buy more stuff in the now, rather...
• scholaroffortune commented on Ariel: post-apocalyptic sword-and-sorcery adventure that rocked my world
  This is the book that cemented me as a SF/F fan. I had the same edition as Cory (lost long ago, sadly). I am going to buy this book, and the sequel when it is available, for my 14 year old daughter to read. After I'm done, of course. At the risk of being flamed, IMHO Ariel beats Stirling's books hands down....
• mstonervt commented on Ariel: post-apocalyptic sword-and-sorcery adventure that rocked my world
  I'd never heard of Ariel and went right out and bought the eaudiobook from Penguin's website. I had a problem with the download (possibly because I'm running Snow Leopard). Customer service was good about getting back to me when I reported this issue, but I was told that it's a technical problem and it may take 8-10 days for tech service to get back to me. This is "customer service" at Penguin.......