Comments on: The Big Idea: Nancy Kress http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/ I FORGET WHAT EIGHT WAS FOR Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nancy http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-215640 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:07:24 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-215640 I was just browsing for relevant blog posts for my project research and I happened to stumble upon yours. Thanks for the superb information!

]]> By: Kendall http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-36791 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:33:49 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-36791 JerolJ: Read the RSS feed instead of the web page, then you won’t get any weird color combos, methinks. (At least, I don’t.)

]]> By: Mike Cane http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-36790 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:08:10 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-36790 I love Nancy Kress’s work. Her Beggars from Spain “trilogy” is a high mark of SF. (I put quotes because I’m not sure she started out wanting to do 3.)

I think Warren Ellis would find your new book very interesting!
http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=6044

Heh-heh.

]]> By: JParker http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-36789 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:34:14 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-36789 Sounds interesting , I wonder though if she is familiar with http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0352547/combined “Mad Dogs” The plague is just a background element in that movie. I’m pretty sure the main plot of the novel is not related to the plot of that movie. That plot was more about the relationship between man and god then man and dog.

]]> By: Rene http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-36788 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:57:56 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-36788 Wow, I can’t wait to read this one. I always enjoy Kress’s work, and this one sounds a) fantastic and b) disturbing.

]]> By: David S. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-36787 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:27:43 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-36787 @Nancy retroviruses like rabies

Microbiology quibble: rabies virus has an RNA genome, but the viral life cycle does not involve a DNA intermediate, which is the hallmark of retroviruses.

]]> By: Stan Taylor http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-36786 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:15:37 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-36786 For the first time since you started The Big Idea, I ran out and bought the book in question.

]]> By: Dr. Phil http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-36785 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:48:16 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-36785 On top of all the things Nancy mentioned, consider how horrified American pet owners were when contaminated pet food was distributed. Or FEMA in NOLA not letting Americans take members of their family in evacuations who didn’t happen to be upright bipedal types.

Thanks, Nancy. (grin)

Dr. Phil

]]> By: Jeff http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-36783 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:26:14 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-36783 A new Nancy Kress novel! Hooray!

]]> By: texaspatrick http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/07/01/the-big-idea-nancy-kress/#comment-36784 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:22:53 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=962#comment-36784 Aside from the fun sciency stuff which Kress does very nicely, I think she has a special way with her characters and a realism to their emotions/motivations that is always a pleasure to read. Sometimes this is not the forte of a Science Fiction Author and while that’s an Asimovian “Science Fiction fans just want these crazy stories” discussion for another time, it’s generally true (for me, at least) if Kress gets ahold of something it’s almost always a good ride.

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