ix241@sdcc6.UUCP (ix241) (10/08/84)
_Valentina-Soul in Sapphire_; Joseph H. Delany and Mark Siegler _Valentina_ is three shorter works cobbled together. Two appeared in Analog this year (May(?) and September). The book is fun, I think. However, The first appearance of Valentina in Analog caused a bit of an uproar here on the net over the characterization of the two hacker protaganists. The idea of the computer program who wakes up is intriguing. The author's characterization of the title character is good. Some of the other characters are a bit cardboard. The last section is a bit hokey but overall the stories are a good read. John Testa UCSD Chemistry sdcsvax!sdcc6!ix241