From: Billy Brown (bbrown@conemsco.com)
Date: Wed Feb 17 1999 - 11:05:54 MST
Jfvirey@aol.com wrote:
> I must admit that in *Centuries*, Attanasio does not do the best job of
> capturing the superior intelligence of his metasapients, but then most
> authors usually have problems in representing more-than-human
intelligence.
> Walter Jon Williams did a good job of it in *Aristoi*, as did Charles
> Sheffield in *Proteus*, but I know of few writers who succeeded. Any
names?
Try Vernor Vinge, in the novel "Tatja Grimm's World". Its not great
literature, but the author does a good job of handling a plot line where one
of the major characters is clearly the result of advanced intelligence
enhancement.
Billy Brown, MCSE+I
bbrown@conemsco.com
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