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Old 12-30-2009, 08:16 PM   #1
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Ariel? Anyone?
Anyone here read Ariel back in the early 80's?

I just picked it up in its mass market paperback reissue. So far I'm pleasantly surprised and definitely enjoying it. They just reissued it on the heels of the "Elegy Beach" hardcover release, which apparently is the first sequel in over 20 years.

Apparently it's a cult classic. Don't quite know how I missed it the first time.
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Old 12-30-2009, 08:17 PM   #2
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I've honestly never even heard of it. What's it about?
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Old 12-30-2009, 08:31 PM   #3
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Basically - one day the world Changed. The old rules of physics and technology no longer applied. Guns no longer go bang, cars no longer drive, electricity doesn't work, etc. etc.

Then mythical creatures start roaming the destroyed cities and people learn to live by new rules.

I guess it's best described as "Post Apocalyptic Fantasy"


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At four-thirty one Saturday afternoon the laws of physics as we know them underwent a change. Electronic devices, cars, industries stopped. The lights went out. Any technology more complicated than a lever or pulley simply wouldn't work. A new set of rules took its place?laws that could only be called magic. Ninety-nine percent of humanity has simply vanished. Cities lie abandoned. Supernatural creatures wander the silenced achievements of a halted civilization. Pete Garey has survived the Change and its ensuing chaos. He wanders the southeastern United States, scavenging, lying low. Learning. One day he makes an unexpected friend: a smartassed unicorn with serious attitude. Pete names her Ariel and teaches her how to talk, how to read, and how to survive in a world in which a unicorn horn has become a highly prized commodity. When they learn that there is a price quite literally on Ariel's head, the two unlikely companions set out from Atlanta to Manhattan to confront the sorcerer who wants her horn. And so begins a haunting, epic, and surprisingly funny journey through the remnants of a halted civilization in a desolated world.
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Have to confess that I've never heard of it, but it sounds like fun - I'll give it a go!
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I remember reading a review of it a few months ago, but I could not find it in an accessible format. I bought the multiformat ebook from Fictionwise last night and look forward to reading it as soon as I clear my current books off of my reader.
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Old 12-31-2009, 04:15 PM   #6
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Sounds wonderful, and also available at Amazon......

http://www.amazon.com/Ariel-ebook/dp...2294052&sr=1-1
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Old 12-31-2009, 05:21 PM   #7
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The world of Shadowrun is a similar thing... well, electronics etc. still work, but magic starts working again. Good for cyberpunk/magic novels.
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Were there Shadowrun books written? I only knew of the (bad) videogames and better pen and paper material.

You probably read the review on Cory Doctorow's Boing Boing. Apparently it's his guilty pleasure. I must confess, I picked the book up on a whim before even hearing of Cory reviewing it.

I was in Borders and I saw Elegy Beach in hardcover on the shelf. It looked pretty. So, I picked it up and found the first in the rerelease. It got a new home that day

So far I'm only on Chapter 7 but loving every minute of it. I've just got too much to read right now so I can't devote all my time to it
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Anyone here read Ariel back in the early 80's?
*raises hand* I did. I had a paperback copy then. I re-read it last year when it came out free or cheap (I've forgotten now.) I liked all of it with except the ending, even though it's true to the legend, I guess.

Interesting fact: Steven Boyett is also DJ Steveboy, who puts out the Podrunner workout music mixes. That surprised the heck out of me when I found it out.
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Anyone here read Ariel back in the early 80's?

I just picked it up in its mass market paperback reissue. So far I'm pleasantly surprised and definitely enjoying it. They just reissued it on the heels of the "Elegy Beach" hardcover release, which apparently is the first sequel in over 20 years.

Apparently it's a cult classic. Don't quite know how I missed it the first time.


I ordered it from Fictionwise a few months ago, but yet to read it.

It's currently available from Fictionwise for $3.06 - if you're a Member and if you hurry.

Elegy Beach is the sequel to Ariel. ($8.48)

(Correction on price of "Ariel": Ficionwise is showing two copies, but one is hidden. If you click on the author, you will NOT see the cheaper one [that I purchased a while back] at the $2.55 price. I don't know the reason for this. Both copies by Boyett are showing different covers.)


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Old 01-01-2010, 07:34 AM   #11
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I just read the description at FW. I don't know, the premis is kinda far-fetched for me. If electricity stopped working, I think that would affect our brains and bodily functions as well.....I know, I know....it's fiction....


Just download and read the sample from Amazon. Looks interesting.
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