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  • Young People Read Old Hugo Finalists: Hong's Bluff by William F. Wu

    From James Nicoll@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 3 13:41:36 2023
    Young People Read Old Hugo Finalists: Hong's Bluff by William F. Wu

    Face-off between two cyborg cowboys.

    https://youngpeoplereadoldsff.com/story/hongs-bluff
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  • From Robert Woodward@21:1/5 to James Nicoll on Wed May 3 10:18:50 2023
    In article <u2toag$ivf$1@reader2.panix.com>,
    jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

    Young People Read Old Hugo Finalists: Hong's Bluff by William F. Wu

    Face-off between two cyborg cowboys.

    https://youngpeoplereadoldsff.com/story/hongs-bluff

    Wikipedia claims that Wu's novel _Hong on the Range_ includes "Hong's
    Bluff" (what do cyborg cowboys do? round up cyborg cows). However, the
    ISFDB has "Hong's Bluff" listed separately. BTW, the collection _A
    Temple of Forgotten Spirits_ has 10 Jack Hong stories

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  • From Robert Woodward@21:1/5 to Robert Woodward on Wed May 3 12:06:39 2023
    In article <robertaw-DB173C.10185003052023@news.individual.net>,
    Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:

    In article <u2toag$ivf$1@reader2.panix.com>,
    jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

    Young People Read Old Hugo Finalists: Hong's Bluff by William F. Wu

    Face-off between two cyborg cowboys.

    https://youngpeoplereadoldsff.com/story/hongs-bluff

    Wikipedia claims that Wu's novel _Hong on the Range_ includes "Hong's
    Bluff" (what do cyborg cowboys do? round up cyborg cows). However, the
    ISFDB has "Hong's Bluff" listed separately. BTW, the collection _A
    Temple of Forgotten Spirits_ has 10 Jack Hong stories

    Oops, the ISFDB is in error; it lists _Hong on the Range_ with the Jack
    Hong stories, but it isn't part of that series (Jack Hong is a c. 1980s drifter, _Hong on the Range_ has cyborg cowboys and probably doesn't
    include "Hong's Bluff").

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    "We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
    Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_. ‹-----------------------------------------------------
    Robert Woodward robertaw@drizzle.com

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  • From Ahasuerus@21:1/5 to Robert Woodward on Wed May 3 14:25:30 2023
    On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 3:06:44 PM UTC-4, Robert Woodward wrote:
    In article <robertaw-DB173C...@news.individual.net>,
    Robert Woodward <robe...@drizzle.com> wrote:

    In article <u2toag$ivf$1...@reader2.panix.com>,
    jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:

    Young People Read Old Hugo Finalists: Hong's Bluff by William F. Wu

    Face-off between two cyborg cowboys.

    https://youngpeoplereadoldsff.com/story/hongs-bluff

    Wikipedia claims that Wu's novel _Hong on the Range_ includes "Hong's Bluff" (what do cyborg cowboys do? round up cyborg cows). However, the ISFDB has "Hong's Bluff" listed separately. BTW, the collection _A
    Temple of Forgotten Spirits_ has 10 Jack Hong stories
    Oops, the ISFDB is in error; it lists _Hong on the Range_ with the Jack
    Hong stories, but it isn't part of that series (Jack Hong is a c. 1980s drifter, _Hong on the Range_ has cyborg cowboys and probably doesn't
    include "Hong's Bluff").

    Thanks for the heads up! It looks like William F. Wu is responsible for
    two separate series: "Jack Hong" and "Louie Hong". The latter consists
    of two works -- "Hong's Bluff" (1985) and "Hong on the Range" (1989) -- according to https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wu_william_f:

    The protagonist of Hong on the Range (1989) had appeared earlier
    in "Hong's Bluff" (March 1985 Omni).

    I have updated the affected ISFDB records.

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