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Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
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Fri, 24 Dec 1999 06:07:01 GMT
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lpieniazek@novera.comNOSPAM
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JDM wrote:
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> Didn't know where I should insert this into the thread...
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> > Authors not on your list, with works I would list as canon
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> V. Vinge: "A Fire upon the Deep" - anyone who's ever been upset by a non-
> sensical off-topic post should read this Hugo Award winner ;)
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> I've even had some conversations with Dr. Vinge about Lego Mindstorms (he just
> happens to be, in addition to a top-notch Sci-Fi author, a proffesor of CS at
> my school)
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> Oh, and since he's not as recognizable a name as some of the others listed
> here I'll name some of his other novels...
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> The Peace War
> Marrooned in Realtime
> A Deepness in the Sky (most recent novel, prequel to 'Fire'...) This novel is,
> according the an interview on Slashdot, John Carmarck's current favorite Sci-
> Fi novel...
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> JDM
I can hardly wait for "deepness" to come out. Fire was *that* good. My
only beef with Dr. Vinge is that he doesn't write as a full time job...
Many of his works have decided libertarian bents (the tinker character
is another John Galt, just about...) which is just fine with me, of
course.
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| (...) "A Deepness in the Sky" is out in hardcover now. Will be out in paperback soon, check your favorite online book-seller ; ) I was at a local (San Diego) signing for Deepness, and he happened to mention that he wrote the entire thing (~1000pp) (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| Didn't know where I should insert this into the thread... (...) V. Vinge: "A Fire upon the Deep" - anyone who's ever been upset by a non- sensical off-topic post should read this Hugo Award winner ;) I've even had some conversations with Dr. Vinge (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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