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| 739.1 | Which view of the future was that ? | SA1794::CHARBONND | I'm the NRA | Wed Feb 01 1989 09:19 | 5 |
| Give us some clues, Maggie - was it fiction or non-fiction, John
W. Campbell or John Christopher ? (come to think of it, this *is*
Science *Fiction*) Plot ? Theme ?
Dana
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| 739.2 | | ASABET::BOYAJIAN | Klactovedesteen! | Wed Feb 01 1989 11:28 | 15 |
| THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY was by John Christopher. It was his
first book and was a short-story collection. I haven't read it
myself, so I don't know if it has the same view of the future
as other books of his.
Christopher's most well-known books are his two juvenile series:
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THE PRINCE IN WAITING
THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD BEYOND THE BURNING LANDS
THE POOL OF FIRE THE SWORD OF THE SPIRITS
as well as his novels NO BLADE OF GRASS (aka THE DEATH OF GRASS)
and THE LONG WINTER (aka THE WORLD IN WINTER).
--- jerry
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| 739.3 | See Topic 498 | MTWAIN::KLAES | N = R*fgfpneflfifaL | Wed Feb 01 1989 11:55 | 4 |
| SF Topic 498 also discusses John Christopher's works.
Larry
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| 739.4 | One Jerry listed in 498: | STRATA::RUDMAN | P51--Cadillac of the Skies! | Wed Feb 01 1989 12:02 | 4 |
| Since 498 is a bit dusty, I'll say here I remember enjoying
THE POSSESSORS.
Don
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| 739.5 | | RAINBO::TARBET | | Thu Feb 02 1989 13:01 | 14 |
| <--(.1)
He posited a future in which a half-dozen or so vertical conglomerates
*were* the world's government and life was sort of a posterised version
of the "Organisation Man" culture: anyone who wanted more than
subsistance living signed on with one of the conglomerates and made it
their life, very feudal. He had a really likeable (well, to me)
protagonist named Matthew(?) Larkin. Not all the stories in the
collection were about him, but most were and all were good so far as I
remember.
Anybody know where I can get another copy?
=maggie
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