tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post6351694794435540757..comments2024-03-24T17:49:05.886-04:00Comments on The Robert Moss BLOG: Time Road to the StarsMarcia Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530003059608361331noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-19155349945837050122012-08-19T13:01:16.430-04:002012-08-19T13:01:16.430-04:00Fran - To quote myself:
n one of his letters, J.R...Fran - To quote myself:<br /><br />n one of his letters, J.R.R. Tolkien reports that he once made a bet with C.S. Lewis that led to a grand (but unfulfilled) literary project and what became a lifelong inquiry into the nature of time. The two great scholars and fantasy writers "tossed" to decide which of them would write a fantasy epic centered on adventures in space, and which would write a parallel epic devoted to adventures in time. Lewis got the assignment in space, and proceeded to produce the magnificent Space Trilogy of adult fantasy novels. Tolkien got the assignment in time, which he would certainly have chosen for himself, since he was always fascinated by the possibility of time travel and of slipping into the Other Time of Faerie. But Tolkien never produced his Time Trilogy. You can read more here:http://mossdreams.blogspot.com/2011/01/tolkiens-wager-with-time.html Robert Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231870716685877709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-15425404080170224142012-08-19T00:45:58.948-04:002012-08-19T00:45:58.948-04:00I'll have to take a new look at it and try the...I'll have to take a new look at it and try the first 100 pages, I haven't read it for at least 15 years. Actually, I'm more inspired to have a go at the "space" trilogy, there is something about Lewis that draws me back. Having a look at the book today I find that Ransom is a philologist and it only occurs to me that the story might have something to do with Tolkien. Interesting stuff, thanks for jogging my thinking, Robert.franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236289243440599897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-25562451255836792262012-08-18T23:02:25.360-04:002012-08-18T23:02:25.360-04:00Fran - I love the first 100 pages or so of Doris L...Fran - I love the first 100 pages or so of Doris Lessing's "Shikasta", and quoted it in my book "Dreamgates". However, I must confess that in several readings I have never been able to get beyond those first 100 pages.Robert Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231870716685877709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-91622760604839388532012-08-18T14:06:01.606-04:002012-08-18T14:06:01.606-04:00Hi Robert,
I woke this morning from a dream of b...Hi Robert, <br /><br />I woke this morning from a dream of being on a team of time-shifters escaping a set of barriers and homogeneous opponents trying to trap us in standing wave patterns. I wondered what echoes of this I might see today and I was delighted to see this post about Malacandra, the planet of the best of the so-called "space" trilogy. All worth a read, I must add.<br /><br />I first read them back when I was a poor student and spent my free time devouring out of print novels at the library and wandering the shelves to find curious things I might never have thought of searching out. It was at this time that I discovered the obscure and stunning David Lindsay novel, "A Voyage to Arcturus", which seems to be related, at least in my mind, to these books. <br /><br />And it also reminds me of Doris Lessing's Skikasta novels, which have a strong eschatological feel, a flavor I often find too overwhelming, but in these novels I don't mind so much as she builds a complex interweaving of realities and powers beyond the Earth that, nevertheless have connections to our lives and our struggles. All of these themes have been popping up lately.<br /><br />My own imaginal efforts of late have been oriented toward the distant past and to what lies beyond the orbit of Earth, both seem to require overcoming some barriers, so I find these resonances encouraging. I've not thought of combining the two paths, so this is a great new idea for investigation! I'm looking forward to following up. Thanks!<br /><br />--franfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236289243440599897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-36058266988685863992012-08-17T20:19:12.770-04:002012-08-17T20:19:12.770-04:00What a fascinating conception! This is a nice trib...What a fascinating conception! This is a nice tribute to a great and highly original work - one of my favorite sci-fi books, hands down. I've often thought that communion with any form of extraterrestrial life will become more feasible for us once we've grown, collectively, to the point where we can meet in a spirit of mutual sharing rather than in a dynamic of either fear or need. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com