lars@acc.arpa (12/31/85)
From: <lars@acc.arpa> While Christmas shopping, I came across a (new) hardcover by Anne McCaffrey titled KILLASHANDRA. Anne McCaffrey is "the lady with the dragon books", none of which I have ever read, because I'm not really into cute fantasies; but several years ago I stumbled over a review of "The Crystal Singer" in some feminist magazine (Savvy ?) at a friend's house, and it made me pick the books up and I loved it. I read the crystal singer as the story of someone who has a very special relationship with her job; she loves it even though it consumes her totally, and finally will destroy her. I think many programmers feel that way about their job. So anyway; this a sequel to "The Crystal Singer", and it is good. The best hint I can give without getting into spoilers is that the flavor is a lot like Asimov's Robot Mystery stories. And for and fan of classic Asimov like myself, that's a pretty hot recommendation. If you can afford hardcovers, by all means get it now! / Lars Poulsen Advanced Computer Communications <Lars @ ACC.ARPA> ------