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- From: ajm@wag.caltech.edu (Abner J. Mintz)
- Newsgroups: alt.callahans
- Subject: Re: Another introduction...
- Date: 19 Nov 1992 20:31:47 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
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- >/* has always been a bit unhappy about the fact that he discovered
- >Heinlein so late in life.
- >"I didn't even *know* about RAH until I picked up 'Stranger' in college.
- >I'd been reading sf for a long time, so I don't have a clue as to what
- >took me so long."
-
- "You poor soul ... well, I hope you read some of RAH's good novels
- eventually?" Abner slyly looks over at Kitten, waiting for the explosion.
-
- >"The first science fiction book I remember picking up was a trilogy
- >by John Christopher - I think the first book was 'THe City of Gold
- >and Lead' or something like that. This was sometime in early grade
- >school. I was fascinated by it, though, and picked up everything of
- >his the library had - then moved on to Bradbury, then Asimov...
- >by then I was hooked!"
-
- The books of the trilogy were "The White Mountains", "The City of Lead and
- Gold", and ... hmmm ... I forget the third. I have it at home, and will
- check later. This was an early favorite of mine as well!
-
- "You wouldn't happen to have read 'The Rains of Eridan' by H. M. Hoover,
- would you? One of my favorites ... I've been looking for a copy for years."
-
- >>>"Thanks, Abner! I think I need another drink after that Purple-People
- >>>Eater scare!!"
-
- >>Here you go. I'm sure it'll taste mauvelous!
-
- >"AUGH! What an awful pun!"
-
- >/* gets a sly grin on his face.
-
- >"Many more that bad and I'll get violetly ill!!"
-
- "Say many more like that and you'll get purple upset at you!"
-
-