Comments on: REVIEW: Solstice Chronicles by Jeff Patterson http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/ A science fiction blog featuring science fiction book reviews and with frequent ramblings on fantasy, computers and the web. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: John http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71245 John Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:57:37 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71245 FYI: Jeff has just posted the 2006 story, “Snowbane“.

]]> By: Bob http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71244 Bob Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:18:13 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71244 I see your point when they are read back to back. A while ago a watched the entire season first season of Columbo, and they used the exact same “killer left a clue behind” camera zoom shot every time. It did get old pretty quick. However, all in all, the Solstice Chronicles still rocked and I’m looking forward to the next bit of fun to fall from the quill of Mr. Patterson.

]]> By: John http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71243 John Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:56:37 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71243 Bob,

The list-dump effect was one of those things that took me out of the story because it showed a trend in the author’s style. Back when I was reading a bunch of Asimov books back-to-back, the same thing happened every time Asimov used the phrase “to be sure”, for which he seemed to have a fondness.

Jeff,

You may see your work as a “rush job”, but it certainly doesn’t show. My gripes are minor and listed for completeness. Solstice Chronicles is thoroughly enjoyable. Nice job!

]]> By: Jeff Patterson http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71242 Jeff Patterson Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:33:58 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71242 The “list” gimmick is actually my sad attempt to emulate Alan Moore’s style. It works better in comics when the text accompanies an actual picture of the things being listed. And as I mention in the foreword, most of the stories were compressed for physical size to fit inside a card, so I used every shortcut I could.

]]> By: Bob http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71241 Bob Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:24:07 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71241 Great review. I, too, loved the wide range of subjects tackled by Jeff. However, I have to disagree with the “list dump” aspect. I thought Jeff did that on purpose as a way of keeping a common thread running through the stories. I found the lists clever and amusing.

]]> By: Jeff Patterson http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71240 Jeff Patterson Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:43:44 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2006/12/review_solstice_chronicles_by_jeff_patterson/#comment-71240 Thanks for the review. Your opinion of the stories is pretty much identical to mind. Most of them ended up being last minute rush jobs and it shows on a few.

For those interested, the book is available at Lulu, in either print or as a PDF download:

http://www.lulu.com/content/466290

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