Talk:Fallen Dragon

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Please please comment on this page :). (So far made only by me) Perhaps using User talk:Thue. Thue 20:15, 24 Oct 2003 (UTC)

I like it, the book was dam good too although that *itch denise should have been shot for draining the guys blood, eating the babies, mining the football field and rejoicing in the slaughter with the nice cover story of protecting the planet. It made me cry.


 * Liking the book is all well and good, but wikipedia talk pages are for discussions on improving the article, as seen below. Lots42 (talk) 05:43, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

My changes

 * The bit about time travel was speculation and original research. I removed it.
 * The bits about the themes of the novel was same. So same.
 * The bits about the economy of the society was by it's nature, redundant. If it's important to note that Company XYZ does Something Illegal, that should be noted in the plot section.
 * The plot section was waaaay too long and I put in the tag indicating such. Lots42 (talk) 05:43, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Bootstrap paradox

 * Spoilers Ahead*

I enjoyed the book, but it was somewhat ruined by the revelation that the entire plot is supported by a bootstrap paradox: Vinnie gives Lawrence the Prime software. Lawrence uses Prime software to reach Earth and kick off the main plot. Later on, Lawrence goes back in time disguised as Vinnie and gives himself the Prime software. The Prime software, which supports the entire plot, has no origin and is thus a huge logical defect.

How can writers get away with this?

(I'm aware of Novikov's self-consistency principle, but its a long stretch from a billiard ball going back in time to alter its own trajectory to the spontaneous arising of a piece of complex software.)