Talk:The Eye of Argon

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Contents 1 Quotes 2 Picture 3 Wikisource 4 "reader Michael Swanwick" 5 game? 6 Fauceted or faceted? 7 "Ommitted" 8 So was Theis hurt by the radio show or not? 9 copied from Talk:Jim Theis 9.1 Cause of His Death 9.2 Questions 9.3 Obituary? 10 Conan 11 Coincidence?

[edit] Quotes

Too many quotes and not enough text. The quotes should stay, however. But I'm sure there's more to say about it.

What the article would looove is a scan of the original or a mimeograph thereof. - David Gerard 20:46, Feb 18, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

i found a picture of a reprinted edition here http://www.flickr.com/photos/jazzmasterson/7334908/in/photostream/ but i'm not sure how to insert pictures, i'm a text person. anybody want to insert it?--Notenderwiggin 03:28, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikisource

What's the chance of grabbing a copy for posterity's sake so it can't go away? --Phil 14:23, Feb 19, 2004 (UTC)

I suppose you could try to track down the author's heirs. However, I found about ten copies just Googling for info. It's not going away any time soon - David Gerard 14:24, Feb 19, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] "reader Michael Swanwick"

Is "reader Michael Swanwick" the same person as author Michael Swanwick ? -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 13:41, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Almost certainly, though I might email Mr. Langford and check - David Gerard 14:01, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

The reference you need to quote is Ansible 193. HTH --Phil | Talk 14:07, Jun 21, 2004 (UTC)

That's a better reference link, yes. Added - David Gerard 14:26, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

[edit] game?

The article says it was/is used as a basis for a game. A one-liner description of the game would be a useful addition. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 13:46, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

There's a link at the bottom of the article - feel free ;-) - David Gerard

I think you'll find that the second paragraph of the article serves as such. HTH HAND --Phil | Talk 14:07, Jun 21, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Fauceted or faceted?

"A many fauceted scarlet emerald". Can somebody with access to the book check if this is a typo? It could go either way. --Woggly 08:17, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

The text is linked at the bottom of the article. The typo is the point of the quote - David Gerard 08:31, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I thought "scarlet emerald" was the point of the quote. It's obviously a very pointy quote. --Woggly 09:13, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I thought so too, until I found out there really was such a thing as a scarlet emerald - David Gerard 09:19, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

The question is whether the author knew this. --Woggly 09:54, 22 Jun 2004

I doubt it myself ;-) OTOH, there's no way to find out - David Gerard 09:58, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Oh, and just for the record, it's not actually a book. No one ever published it, thank Mrifk. DS 16:38, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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Unfortunately some supposedly serious literary critics have apparently got hold of The Eye of Argon and held it up as a typical example of science fiction. It's as if Gene Wolfe, Avram Davidson, Brian Aldiss, Roger Zelazny and Ursula Le Guin never existed. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lee M 03:34, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] "Ommitted"

Don Simpson's note needs to be transcribed with the misspelling "ommitted" in place, otherwise the sic is meaningless. Besides, it proves the age-old internet law that any sarcastic comment about someone else's spelling or grammar inevitably shoots itself in teh foot.

[edit] So was Theis hurt by the radio show or not?

Anyone got a cite for the radio show? I saw this [1] one that says Theis participated in readings - David Gerard 23:27, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Found it myself! - David Gerard 23:49, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] copied from Talk:Jim Theis

[edit] Cause of His Death

If anyone can find this out--and believe me I really tried and couldn't find anything--please post whatever you can find. I put some unanswered questions up there in hopes that someone might find the answer. Thodin 05:15, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Questions

This paragraph

Unknowns: What was the cause of his death? Did it have anything to do with his dislike of being criticized? At present there is no information on this.

does not belong in the actual article. The answers to the questions do. HTH HAND --Phil | Talk 08:00, May 19, 2005 (UTC)

Oh good, the article looked like no one was watching it and it's not true--talk page was empty. I hope someone finds out his cause of death Thodin 20:26, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Obituary?

The St Louis Public Library Obituary Index for 2002 shows a record for James F. Theis on 3/29; I don't know if this is the same person (likely it'll turn out to be a 97-year-old orc-killing swordsman or something), but it might clear up some details if someone were willing to look it up. (Ah, the random things we run across on the 'net.) User:TooLazyToMakeYetAnotherStupidAccountIHaveToKeepSigningIntoJustToTypeInAUselessComment

[edit] Conan

Although a terribly written story, it should be noted that The Eye does follow a typical Conan story arc and Theis's pacing is comparable to Howard's in many ways. Grignr like Conan is quite likeable and many fans of Conan usually enjoy the story ^{[citation needed]}.

I agree with the first sentence of this, and the second may well be true; but these are OR, suitable for a book review, not here. JCScaliger 20:22, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Coincidence?

The Elder Scrolls series has a few references to "The Eye of Argonia." Does anyone know if this is a reference to the book? Ektypic 09:53, 29 November 2006 (UTC)