gibson@unc.UUCP (Bill Gibson) (02/17/85)
>From: kenah%super.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (Andrew Kenah, DTN 381-1576) > >Probably the best depiction of the group mind/racial memory idea is >Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End". (Highly recommended.) >Another novel that also considers the idea of the group mind is >Theodore Sturgeon's "More Than Human". (Also highly recommended.) A racial memory (referred to as 'the Recorder') plays an important role in the Gandalara Cycle, a series which Randall Garrett and Vickie Heydron (?sp) are writing. The series starts with 'The Steel of Raithskar'; the latest (6th) book is 'Return to Eddarta' (publication date in the front says March 1985). This series revolves around a culture which lives in a large desert region on an unspecified planet. More fantasy than SF, I guess. One of the most interesting aspects for me is the relationship between bipedals/human-types and sentient carnivore cats. These two groups act as sort of police/army in a society where few formal rules can be enforced. The books are (for me) very difficult to put down. Bill Gibson gibson@unc ...[akgua,decvax,philabs]!mcnc!unc!gibson