From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Mon Sep 10 2001 - 12:22:44 MDT
>From: hal@finney.org
>Aren't books by Heinlein and Asimov going to seem slow and dated
>to a young reader today? They were mostly written in the 40s and
>50s. Larry Niven's earlier books would be more accessible hard
>science fiction, Ringworld and such. Also the Niven and Pournelle
>novels, Mote in God's Eye and Footfall.
I would argue that "histories" are one of the best ways to move
forward, you won't have to re-invent the wheel....
Brian
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