sullivan@cmcl2.UUCP (07/01/83)
#R:orstcs:11600004:cmcl2:9900004:000:382 cmcl2!sullivan Jul 1 12:39:00 1983 I have read all of James P. Hogan's books and found each one delightful. I enjoy his depictions of computers, which I think are a bit more realistic than most. He is an ex-DEC salesman, so he knows somethings about them. "Thrice Upon a Time" has some mention of DEC computers, I believe. David J. Sullivan UUCP: ...!floyd!cmcl2!sullivan (212) 460-7287 ARPA: SULLIVAN@NYU -- David Sullivan UUCP: ...!floyd!cmcl2!sullivan (212) 460-7287 ARPA: SULLIVAN@NYU
gcsherwood@watcgl.UUCP (Geoffrey C. Sherwood) (07/03/83)
I have also read just about everything by Hogan. Superb writing. He gives a rational base for all of the superscience he uses in his books. For example, in "Thrice upon a Time", you come away with the feeling that time travel (for information, anyway) is not only possible, but probable if the researchers only look in the direction specified. Being involved with computers, I especially liked "The Two Faces of Tomorrow". Perhaps the ending is a little cutesy, but the pacing is so well done that you move from the time that the computer is first turned on (and everything is well controlled, as it should be), to where the computer is basically at war with the humans without any sharp transitions. Everything follows. Finally his "Inherit the Stars" books are very good. I just finished rereading "Giant's Star", and was amazed at how all of the loose ends were tied up (ends that I had not even realized were loose previously). All in all, he is definitely one of the best modern authors. - geoff sherwood - - U. of Waterloo -
hakanson@orstcs.UUCP (07/25/83)
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orstcs!hakanson Jun 28 14:08:00 1983
I've been waiting for a mention of James P. Hogan in net.sf-lovers.
Anyone care to comment on his books? I've read and enjoyed
them, but enough about my tastes. Perhaps some of Hogan's
tales are appropriate reading for "Libertarian SF" fans.
Hogan's latest, "Voyage from Yesteryear," is somewhat different from
his earlier works (the Giants, etc.) which speculate about the origin
of humanity on Earth, among other things. It seems to continue
the trend seen in "The Genesis Machine" and "Thrice Upon a Time."
(along with "The Two Faces of Tomorrow"). "Voyage...," however,
seems to outdo all Hogan's others in describing what human society
could be like if technology is used properly.
Feel welcome to reply to me by mail, although I'd like to see
a short discussion on the net.
Marion Hakanson
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