arlan (11/28/82)
I think my first effort bombed, so her's more: I think SPACE treated sf generally very well. Weinbaum and Miller, as well as Heinlein and Asimov were given high marke#s. And when one of the astronauts crashed on the moon, his last words were "Blessed St. Leibowitz, let 'm keep on dreamin' down there..." Who could ask for a better recommendation for our genre? --Arlan Andrews --inuxd!arlan --bell labs/abi-to-be --Indianapolis
arlan (11/30/82)
'Just read SPACE during a nice trip to Florida. I thought it to be very good, and disagree with comments here a few months ago that Michener was anti-SF. True, the stars of the book were not young fen, but when properly introduced to real SF, they responded commendably. Dr. Mott, one protagonist, was particularly impressed by Weinbaum; Randy Claggett, the redneck astronaut, was described as a lifelong fan; and several references are made, favorably, about Asimov, Heinlein, and Bradbury. To top it all off, when one (SPOILER!!) astronaut crashes on the moon, his last words are "Blessed St. Leibowitz, let them keep on dreamin' down there..." Who could possibly top that line? --arlan andrews btl/abi, indianapolis --317-845-6197 --POB 1008, Indianapolis, IN 46206