@RUTGERS.ARPA:pugh (04/24/85)
From: "pugh jon%g.mfenet"@LLL-MFE.ARPA >James P. Hogan's "Twice Upon a Time". Sorry, it was "Thrice Upon a Time" and it was great! I also have enjoyed everything Hogan has written, and especially this book. It got a bit corny from Hogan trying to work the love interest in, since his slant is so obviously hard-sf, but it was acceptable. I loved the idea of passing only information back in time, especially with a PDP-11. He also did a marvelous job setting limits and then exceeding them. The sending of info back in time was limited to 2 weeks, but they sent a program that downloaded, and it sent a program that downloaded, etc. It also had a very logical and consistent theory of time and the conservation of everything. > Does anybody know if he has any short works? I read just about every anthology I can get my hands on and I can't remember ever seeing any by him. I'll know better once I finsh transcribing my library into my MacIntosh. It will help a lot when I do those "What story was that where ..." searches because I'll cross reference by short story, author and book. I'm also planning on a keyword scheme for plot, but there are only so many hours in the day. By the way, be sure to read _The_Genesis_Machine_ by Mr. Hogan. It is great. The best solution to detente I have ever read, but then I like the idea of absolute power with no corruption. I guess that's why I still like Superman, even though the comics are too silly. I'll just have to make mine Marvel. Although there is a great comic called _Mage,_the_Hero_Discovered_ being published. Does anybody else like it or have you even seen it? Good stuff. -- Jon Pugh --