Several layers of referential

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One of the links mentioned in comments to the post mentioned in this post by james_nicoll amused me...

The Princess Bride version of David Weber

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Pretty much the same here. Avoid his one-off alien invasion book, Out of the Dark, it's dire and has a surprise ending you will spot coming a mile away.

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Heh. Too late there. I laughed myself sick when the right turn into lunacy started picking up speed; I kind of wanted to cross it over with "Falling Skies" ... except for the fact that I'd have to read it again for proper research. *wrinkling nose*

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It reminded me of the "Posleen meet Cthulhu" plot I've been thinking of for ages - why settle for the lesser evil?