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Sorry for not replying earlier but I have been busy. All of your comments have been great and it shows how the thought process worked when writing the book. I...
... I am curious, Neil. Do you think the fact that Zip was able to pull himself together quickly after the reactor shielding crisis would work in his favor in...
... One thing this brings to mind is that the Starmen are not military men. They were meant to be explorers (something akin to an archaeologist), sent out to...
... Thanks! That's helpful. It looks like it takes around two weeks to receive the book after ordering it, and that is good to know. ... I hope you enjoy it!...
I just got to that part in the fourth book today and I agree that it is a glaring error. One member in training fails a test and is forever denied a position...
... like that in a ... Technically, at the time of the active shielding crisis, the Starmen were simply passengers aboard the Starventure. The expedition to...
... it is ... collapses at ... is where these defects are (hopefully) found. Actually this is a mighty good observation! No has made this connection before,...
Jon, I ordered on the 19th and received them (hardbacks) on Oct 1. I am dissapointed that the series size books could not be continued. However, I am excited...
... Believe me, we were disappointed too: we hated to lose that size, but we didn't have a choice. If 1stBooks or any other print-on-demand printer offers that...
... Jon...I have to admit that I too found the new size of the Starman books to be disconcerting. I am curious...if "Doomsday Horizon" were still in the...
Hmmm. His natural leadership should have come out in the situation, regardless of his status. He would have deferred to the captain of the ship during the...
... The Xenobots encountered their holographic 'Ancient Enemy' twice. Each time the Starmen supplied the necessary firepower to complete the illusion; Inside...
... I sorely missed the banner across the front top of the DH dust-jacket proclaiming that the reader held in his hands "A David Foster Starman Adventure"! ...
When the three Starman discover that 'the active shielding was a mass of molten metal', it is Zip who immediately tries to activate the manual alarm. When it...
If I remember correctly, only Joe and Mark were present when Zip had his "lapse". They probably know Zip better than anyone else...and in the crisis, they...
Mark, ... Ooh, you're right! We forgot all about that. I'll make sure it appears on the dustjacket for book seven! Thanks for pointing that out to us. ...
... It would have been 231 pages long! It's actually one of our longest stories, although it doesn't look like that the way the book was formatted when it was...
... Thanks! :) By the way, has anyone not a part of the book's production had a chance to read it yet? We are curious about what folks thought about it; we ...
... Reading over these comments, I suddenly remembered that in the original manuscript, the incident was very different! I went back to the original manuscript...
... I was bothered by the workings of the automatic alarm. It certainly shouldn't have gone "bloop" or whatever, simply while the radiation was actually being ...
... appears on ... Jon, I just had a great idea! And, of course, it means more work for you. ... Would it be possible to fashion a sticker that could be...
... ended ... lips. ... tall ... Reading through the original manuscript excerpt explains a incongruity in the final text of JTP. On page 64 ( line 10 ), after...
... Yes, it was! I hadn't noticed that, but it's true, and we can see that it's fixed in the second edition text. Thanks for pointing it out! sincerely, ...
... I don't see why not! I'll leave this message in my inbox so I won't forget about it and will see what I can do. A lot will depend on what size stickers I...
... incongruity in ... mental ... Wasn't it ... Mark, what a wonderful eye for detail. You are totally right. I just fixed the master file of the text for JTP....
Hi Gang! I suppose this is a bit off-topic but I think it's pretty exciting news that a lot of members will be interested in. I just got a press release ...
I picked up a copy of Mr Patterson's book 'A Martian Named Smith' when it was published by Nitrosyncretic Press in 2001. NitroPress also has another book...
As those of you who have read Starman books 5 and/or 6 will know, both books contain some pretty significant surprises. We would love to see discussions about...
Just a quick note! The October 2003 issue of The Living Church magazine had a terrific review of the Starman Series, and I have scanned it and posted it on the...
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