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Re: Dune, Foundation, and other critics of Empire
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Fri, 28 Mar 2003 16:15:19 GMT
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"Wayne McCaul" <wmccaul@NOSPAMattbi.com> wrote in message
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> Actually, I think one of the best sci-fi books I've ever read was "The
> Forever War" by Joe Haldeman, which I think is actually back in print now.
> Sort of a parable for Vietnam - and it has it's fair share of anachronisms
> as well. Starts in 1999 on the moon of Pluto, for example, and Earth's
> already sent out colony ships by that time. But some of the science is • neat
> and the changes to Earth's society over time are interesting.
Agreed, it is one of the best, I read a recent re-release (part of a
"science fiction classics" series. Is this the ones where they have battle
suits that cause large explosions if you fall over and the heatsink touches
the very cold ground on small planets? I remember someone saying that this
book is really the other side of Starship Troopers, which does seem logical.
> Of course, nothing beats "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". ;)
Well of course. There is also Radio Free Albemuth by Philip K Dick, which I
found incredibly good.
Jennifer
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