| Title: | Arcana Caelestia |
| Notice: | Directory listings are in topic 2 |
| Moderator: | NETRIX::thomas |
| Created: | Thu Dec 08 1983 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1300 |
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I happened to read this weekend, The Multiple Man, by Ben Bova.
It turned out to be a pretty good read; about a presidential press
secretary in the near future who stumbles on a plot involving
identical presidential doubles. I won't spoil it by revealing any more
of the plot.
I think it would make a great suspense film; it's interesting that
Bova, as a sci-fi writer, doesn't quite make the grade as a suspense
writer; it's a very well constructed plot, very plausible, with a lot
of possibilities for suspense; but Bova makes it a little too straight-
forward.
Nevertheless, very enjoyable.
Ken
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| 1018.1 | DPDMAI::MILLERR | Mon Sep 09 1991 13:57 | 4 | ||
Sound like Heinlein's "Double Star". I bet it's a good book, Bova
always did write a good tale.
Russ.
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| 1018.2 | VMSMKT::KENAH | The man with a child in his eyes... | Mon Sep 09 1991 15:54 | 4 | |
I agree -- I think "Double Star" would make a neat movie -- but
*not* starring Arnold!
andrew
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| 1018.3 | similar to an Outer Limits episode | MILKWY::MLOEWE | Tue Sep 10 1991 14:08 | 14 | |
re identical presidents During the Outer Limits marathon a few weeks ago, one of the stories was about a copy made of a presidential candidate early in the polls. This candidate was projected to win, so they made the double early. He went out to win the presidency then start to open channels with an Asian country (the country that got him in). His vice-pres starts to figure it out, i.e. shoots a rattlesnake dead on when the other guy couldn't shoot worth beans. I don't know how it ended as it was the last one on my tape when I recorded the marathon. Does anyone remember? Thanks, Mike_L | |||||