eyal%wisdom.bitnet@WISCVM.ARPA (10/21/85)
From: Eyal mozes <eyal%wisdom.bitnet@WISCVM.ARPA> > One of the Star Trek novels, Price of the Phoenix by [two women > authors whose names escape me], deals with the problem of identical > copies of a person coexisting The authors are Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath. I'm in the middle of it now (so you needn't be afraid of spoilers :-), and it is definitely worth reading. It has a great plot, it really brings to life the characters of Kirk and Spock, and it is also thought-provoking on more than one level - it deals with the "duplication" problem, and also raises interesting questions about the validity of the "Directive of Non-Interference". I read one review which claims that the Star Trek novels by Marshak and Culbreath are among the best SF novels written in recent years, and are better than the TV series in terms of profound, thought-provoking ideas. Other Star Trek novels by the same authors are The Fate of the Phoenix, Triangle, and The Prometheus Design (which, according to the reviewer, is not as great as the other three, but still very good). I bought all four novels in a recent visit to the USA, and now finally got around to reading them. The review appeared in a journal I highly recommend: Aristos - The Journal of Esthetics. It is a bimonthly 6-page journal, containing articles and reviews about all branches of art, including music, literature, the visual arts and the performing arts. It is beautifully designed, and reviews of the visual arts are always illustrated by good photographs. It's editorial policy is "to champion art which projects the best of Man and his universe, appeals to the best and finest in Man and, therefore, provides for many of us the emotional fuel we need in order to live". It has one SF reviewer; in the past, in addition to the review of Marshak and Culbreath, he also published an article about Verne and Wells, an article about Heinlein, and a review of Hogan's Voyage from Yesteryear. Their price is $21 a year. Their address is: Aristos P. O. Box 1105 Radio City Station New York, NY 10101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eyal Mozes BITNET: eyal@wisdom CSNET and ARPA: eyal%wisdom.bitnet@wiscvm.ARPA UUCP: ..!decvax!humus!wisdom!eyal