JACOB@CMU-CS-C.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (09/02/83)
I read Elfquest, for who(m?)ever was asking. But Cerebus is where it's at. wuffa wuffa. Try the comics-lovers bboard, if it still exists. The idea of compiling lists of stories of a particular type intrigues me. Would people be kind enough to send me title, author, etc. of stories which use the 'Pact with the Devil' theme? I've always been particularly fond of them; I'll submit the list to the net if it seems appropriate. 2 questions, one obscure. In the collection '100 Short-Short SF Stories' there was a story called FTA in which someone invented a hyperdrive. The problem was that the speed of light in hyperspace was slower than in our space, so the hyperdrive was useless. Anyway, what did FTA stand for????? Second, and incredibly obscure, I once saw a book which was dedicated to several people (at least 3), among whom were Retief and Jason DinAlt (of Keith Laumer and Harry Harrison [Deathworld] fame) and some other people, presumably also fast thinkers. What was the book? I do not know, but I have been trying to find it for years. Jacob Butcher -------