HW: The Time Of The Hawklords

[Tim Gadd]

At 08:01 AM 5/4/00 -0400, Andrew A. Apold wrote:
>>I`ll explain the statement to you, mainly because I feel like being
>>patronising, You see I'd give Calvert 9/10 as a song writer, I'd give
>>Moorcock 4/10 as an author (Personal opinion, I don`t like Fantasy)
>>therefore in my eyes Calvert is better at what he does than Moorcock
>>is.. see?  I expressed my personal opinion in a lighthearted manner
>>followed by a <cat, pigeons..> so people knew my tongue was in my
>>cheek.. some people that is...
>
>Ah.  But you yourself stated you don't like fantasy.  1-10 is a scaled
>rating, but the world's greatest fantasy writer, whoever he may be,
>even at a 10, would probably rate below someone at a 7 or 8 on your
>songwriter scale.

Also,  if you're only acquainted with the Eternal Champion books via the
Hawkwind albums, give them the benefit of the doubt. Personally I find
Hawkwind's Black Sword stuff pretty embarressing; the books are much more
satisying.
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Tim Gadd
Hobart, Tasmania