The Parkus Empire
08-01-2006, 01:21
So has anyone here read any of the "Dying Earth" series?
Though a fan of Mr Vance, I never read those particular titles. A "wowser" is an australian term for a sort of a killjoy, if I remember, and "beer" is what Americans think Budweiser is.
I V Stalin
08-01-2006, 18:04
Wasn't Wowser a cartoon in the early '90s, possibly involving an inventor, and a big white dog (I think it was a dog, it may have been a polar bear) called Wowser?
Demented Hamsters
09-01-2006, 06:44
Though a fan of Mr Vance, I never read those particular titles. A "wowser" is an australian term for a sort of a killjoy, if I remember, and "beer" is what Americans think Budweiser is.
If you're a fan of Jack Vance, you definitely need to get your hands on his 'Dying Earth' series. They're up there with his 'Lyonesse' series. Brilliant, witty and more imagination in one chapter than most authors manage into a whole book.