[Dragaera] _Taltos_ and _The Hobbit_

[Philip Hart]

On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Peter Granzeau wrote:

> [...] Campbell insisted on the ending to _The Cold Equations_, and made 
> the author rewrite it several times until the cold, iron-clad denouement 
> was the only thing he could do.  The author wanted any other result than 
> Campbell's.  And the story would never have had the same impact.

Very interesting.  Also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cold_Equations#Allegations_of_borrowing