RNeal.DMSP@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA (10/15/85)
From: RNeal@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA I am looking for stories or possibly essay-type discussions about giant insects. Not interested in stories which have giant insects without explanation. I would like to see a good rationalization behind their existance. Can a combination of gravity, atmospheric pressure, different organ structure,etc. allow insects which e close to human size? There are lots of stories with human-size intelligent insects, but I cannot think of any with good biology and physics behind them. Discussion welcome! rusty
tom@utcsri.UUCP (Tom Nadas) (10/17/85)
Try the Sector 12 General Hospital books by James White, such as STAR SURGEON (the first, I think), MAJOR OPERATION (the best, I feel), AMBULANCE SHIP, STAR HEALER, etc. He proposes a fragile race of human-sized insectoid beings from the low-gravity world of Cinruss, one of whom, Dr. Prilicla, is a regular in the series. I always liked White, though he's waxed formulaistic in his later books. His short story TABLEAU from his collection THE ALIENS AMONG US is one of my all-time favourites. His books are published by Del Rey in North America and Corgi in England. White lives in Ireland. -- Tom Nadas UUCP: {decvax,linus,ihnp4,uw-beaver,allegra,utzoo}!utcsri!tom CSNET: tom@toronto
dave@circadia.UUCP (David Messer) (10/18/85)
> From: RNeal@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA > > I am looking for stories or possibly essay-type discussions about giant > insects. Look at James White's "Sector General" stories. Also, Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" has some discussion about insectoid life. -- David Messer UUCP: ...ihnp4!circadia!dave FIDO: 14/415 (SYSOP)
ewiles@netex.UUCP (Ed Wiles) (11/02/85)
In article <188@circadia.UUCP>, dave@circadia.UUCP (David Messer) writes: > > From: RNeal@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA > > I am looking for stories or possibly essay-type discussions about giant > insects. > I suggest "Nor Crystal Tears", the pre-quel(sp?) to Alan Dean Foster's 'Humannx' stories. Very good! -- --- E. L. Wiles Tech. Staff Member NetExpress Inc. Quote: TIME, August 12th 1985, pg 23, William Safire: "... Politics without a villain is like a lens without a focal point." Disclaimer: The words of this message have no relation to anything but my own mind. (And sometimes not even that!) UUCP: {seismo,rlgvax}!hadron!netex!ewiles