tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402747168517713466.post6631637494127133167..comments2023-08-14T11:45:27.531-04:00Comments on Marooned - Science Fiction & Fantasy books on Mars: Retro review: Joanna Russ on Gene Wolfe's 1971 novel Operation AresPaul Twinzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12952806184192675532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402747168517713466.post-76201697898815232522011-06-17T22:21:37.140-04:002011-06-17T22:21:37.140-04:00Operation Ares was the first Gene Wolfe I ever rea...Operation Ares was the first Gene Wolfe I ever read - a long time ago - it is a wonderful, compelling novel. I've just read his recent book "Home Fires", which seems to me to have similar leanings - spare, concise writing, a distancing from the main action, the science essential to the story but again a little distant.Sean Monaghanhttp://www.venusvulture.comnoreply@blogger.com