This is the Message Centre for Fate Amenable To Change
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
Babel17 Started conversation Apr 21, 2000
Sorry I very nearly changed my name to FATC this evening. Glad I held
off changing there. That's the problem with coming in sooo late.
most of the names have been thought of already. So back to the old
thinking board for me.
Sorry for the near blunder.
Jools
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
Fate Amenable To Change Posted Apr 22, 2000
Don't worry about it!! Someone else on another List thing is called FATC which has caused some sonfusion with me here anyway 
If you are going to go for an Iain Banksy name you might want to check out the forum on him cos there are quite a few of us who raided someone else's imagination ...
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation Posted May 23, 2000
Sorry that could have been me.
I have been running under that alias since reading the book early last year. Anyway first come first serve as I always say. Fair play to you FATC always been a close run thing between Fate and Ambient for me anyway.
Just hope no one is using this one here. Apologies if so, just let me know, found a list of all the ship names so not short of other options.
Do you think we are inspired or just sad?
Anyway Fate, I'm with you on the books, probably put Excession at No.1. Have you read them all?
Only SF books I would rate above Excession are the Hyperion 'Cantos' by Dan Simmons
Banks is also responsible for opening my eyes to the merits of non SF books. I had not touched a 'regular' fiction book in about 15 years when I picked up The Bridge when I was suffering from Banks Withdrawal after finishing all the 'M' ones. Bit stuffed at present though as I have finished all of them as well. Anyway it has at least enabled me to explore another genre.
Have you given Ken MacLeod a go?
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
Fate Amenable To Change Posted Jun 13, 2000
I haven't read Walking On Glass.. read all his SF ones, some more than others - I do tend to reread books I like, good Sci Fi is hard to come by
Excession is extremely good. Hmm. Yes I think I would also rate that as my fave too.
Any chance of seeing this list of Ship Names? That sounds groovy...
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation Posted Jun 13, 2000
Searching...
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation Posted Jun 13, 2000
Ere ye go....
http://www.phlebas.com/text/ships.html
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
Fate Amenable To Change Posted Jun 13, 2000
Hey cheers
And to answer your Q re: that author.. not heard of him as far as I know.. Give me some titles and it might ring bells.
Last Sci Fi I read was the Nights Dawn Trilogy by Peter F Hamilton, which started off superbly well but (I thought Anyway it) had a bit of a cop out ending.
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
Fate Amenable To Change Posted Jun 13, 2000
Hmm.. They spelt Grey Area with an American spelling... Hmm... Banks would not be impressed..
I like in particular "I blame your mother".. and "I blame my mother" )
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation Posted Jun 13, 2000
Star Faction, Stone Canal, Cassini Division.
He often gets (metaphorically) bundled with Iain B as they are mates, both Scottish, write SF and I think they both have beards.
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
Babel17 Posted Jun 13, 2000
LOL. haven't read him myself. Will need to check it out next time I am near a bookshop. Alternatively I could drop in to IMB's local and ask him!
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
Fate Amenable To Change Posted Jun 16, 2000
Well now my summer holidays are fast approaching I am looking for summer reads.. so I shall make a note of the titles and see if I can track them down .
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation Posted Jul 27, 2000
Read them in order though as they are all inked and make much more sense in the order SF, SC, CD.
CD is a bit weak cmpared to the others but is still ok.
Key: Complain about this post
Whoops nearly a doppleganger blunder
- 1: Babel17 (Apr 21, 2000)
- 2: Fate Amenable To Change (Apr 22, 2000)
- 3: JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation (May 23, 2000)
- 4: Fate Amenable To Change (Jun 13, 2000)
- 5: JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation (Jun 13, 2000)
- 6: JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation (Jun 13, 2000)
- 7: Fate Amenable To Change (Jun 13, 2000)
- 8: Fate Amenable To Change (Jun 13, 2000)
- 9: JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation (Jun 13, 2000)
- 10: Babel17 (Jun 13, 2000)
- 11: Fate Amenable To Change (Jun 16, 2000)
- 12: JAVAM - Muse of Complicated User Pages and Navel Contemplation (Jul 27, 2000)
More Conversations for Fate Amenable To Change
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."