tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post892093948084374667..comments2024-01-31T01:40:57.553-06:00Comments on Adventures in Reading: Quick Takes: Vinge, Patchett, MoorcockJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-3605870430742720842007-07-15T09:09:00.000-05:002007-07-15T09:09:00.000-05:00Without doing research and finding William Gibson ...Without doing research and finding William Gibson interviews, I would wager on homage. If the books were published within a year of each other, I'd say coincidence, but three years apart...homage.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-58200450705672476252007-07-15T07:09:00.000-05:002007-07-15T07:09:00.000-05:00yeah interesting post. Adding, that when we first ...yeah interesting post. Adding, that when we first meet Neuromancer in the book (Case think's he's Rio not Wintermute), Neuromancer (as a young boy) says "True names..." when Case asks what his Turing code is...<BR/><BR/>As True Names predates Neuromancer by 3 years, is it coincidence or homage?Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18145132173312947412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-2918382931373932352007-07-15T01:28:00.000-05:002007-07-15T01:28:00.000-05:00good booksgood postgood books<BR/>good postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com