mwnorman@watrose.UUCP (mwnorman) (12/07/84)
FROM : mwnorman@watrose (Mike Norman - student-at-large; U of Waterloo)
Hi! This my first attempt at getting something posted to the net, so
please be patient with me (i.e like if I've left anything out from
the header, break any ettiquette (sp?) rules, fart rudely, etc ...)
I'd like to know if anyone out there in net-land has heard of a SF
author by the name of M.A. Foster? He/she (I don't know which) did
"Warriors of Dawn", "Game Players of Zan", "Waves" ... etc
In my opinion, this person is just a fantastic writer. It seems to me
that he (in the generic-use-mode) must have a very solid grounding in
social pyschology AND math. He likes most to play with different societies
which he constructs with great detail. I don't mean that there is alot of
volume there, its just that what he presents is so believable. The
characters are interesting as well. He usually doesn't draw upon the usual
North-American cultures when he does the background history of these
people (or planets). Its quite refreshing to see something very
new and very good at the same time.
Mike Norman (student-at-large - a little too large right now,
I've got to lose some weight.
Anyone out there want some?
Going cheap!
University of Waterloo,
Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
...allegra!watmath!watrose!mwnorman - the allegra machine is
the only one that I know of that gets here.wjr@utcs.UUCP (William Rucklidge) (12/09/84)
> FROM : mwnorman@watrose (Mike Norman - student-at-large; U of Waterloo) > I'd like to know if anyone out there in net-land has heard of a SF > author by the name of M.A. Foster? He/she (I don't know which) did > "Warriors of Dawn", "Game Players of Zan", "Waves" ... etc > > In my opinion, this person is just a fantastic writer. It seems to me > that he (in the generic-use-mode) must have a very solid grounding in > social pyschology AND math. He likes most to play with different societies > which he constructs with great detail. I don't mean that there is alot of > volume there, its just that what he presents is so believable. The > characters are interesting as well. He usually doesn't draw upon the usual > North-American cultures when he does the background history of these > people (or planets). Its quite refreshing to see something very > new and very good at the same time. > > Mike Norman (student-at-large - a little too large right now, > I've got to lose some weight. > Anyone out there want some? > Going cheap! > University of Waterloo, > Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA > ...allegra!watmath!watrose!mwnorman - the allegra machine is > the only one that I know of that gets here. I haven't seen any work by M.A.Foster, but from the Science Fiction Encyclopedia (1977), here is some more information: FOSTER, M(ICHAEL) A(NTHONY) (1939-): American writer, former data systems analyst and ICBM launch crew commander for the American Air Force...MAF's slow but detailed constuction of the Ier culture and language...marks his series out as one of potential importance to the genre. -- "You can always put something in a box." This message brought to you with the aid of the Poslfit Committee. William Rucklidge University of Toronto Computing Services {decvax,ihnp4,utcsrgv,{allegra,linus}!utzoo}!utcs!wjr
walker@unc.UUCP (Douglas Walker) (12/11/84)
M. A. Foster is male, lives in Greensboro NC and frequents many local mini- cons. I've only read _Waves_, but I enjoyed that. He's not a full-time writer because he fears his quality would go down if his quantity went up.