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kronckew · 20th September 2010, 08:34 AM

recently read a scifi novel named 'the Vorpal Blade', by john ringo & travis taylor. it was about a US nuclear sub turned into a FTL interstellar warship by inclusion of an alien artifact that turned out to be a ftl engine. i'd forgot they named it based on jabberwocky. it had a swordlike protrusion from it's bow...

just thought it was amusing how these weapons terms get introduced into everyday usage and how their original meanings get mangled..

celtan · 20th September 2010, 03:42 PM

Any good? I'm having problems finding decent SF novels a la Bradbury, Asimov, Drake, Bova, MacCaffrey, Bear...

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Originally Posted by kronckew

recently read a scifi novel named 'the Vorpal Blade', by john ringo & travis taylor. it was about a US nuclear sub turned into a FTL interstellar warship by inclusion of an alien artifact that turned out to be a ftl engine. i'd forgot they named it based on jabberwocky. it had a swordlike protrusion from it's bow...

just thought it was amusing how these weapons terms get introduced into everyday usage and how their original meanings get mangled..

kronckew · 21st September 2010, 07:18 AM

celtan, see PM.

20th September 2010, 08:34 AM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	recently read a scifi novel named 'the Vorpal Blade', by john ringo & travis taylor. it was about a US nuclear sub turned into a FTL interstellar warship by inclusion of an alien artifact that turned out to be a ftl engine. i'd forgot they named it based on jabberwocky. it had a swordlike protrusion from it's bow... just thought it was amusing how these weapons terms get introduced into everyday usage and how their original meanings get mangled..

21st September 2010, 07:18 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	celtan, see PM.