home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!olivea!spool.mu.edu!agate!stanford.edu!rutgers!concert!rock!taco!jmkaraka
- From: jmkaraka@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHN MARTIN KARAKASH)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
- Subject: Re: Assorted Thoughts on a "Furry" World Setting
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.225641.16842@ncsu.edu>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 22:56:41 GMT
- References: <1992Nov19.143336.8860@iscsvax.uni.edu> <By1Hn3.9Kz@rice.edu> <1992Nov21.040141.26495@ncsu.edu> <1992Nov21.152050.8912@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Sender: news@ncsu.edu (USENET News System)
- Reply-To: jmkaraka@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHN MARTIN KARAKASH)
- Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
- Lines: 23
- Originator: jmkaraka@c00161-100lez.eos.ncsu.edu
-
-
- >> Cordwainer Smith! (A truly great writer. He died before
- |>
- |>This is the second time I've heard this name pop up in so short of a time. (R.
- |>Luoma has been referring to Cordwainer Smith's writings in our email discussions
- |>on this topic -- I can't understand half of the stuff Mr. Luoma sends my way,
- |>but the other half is usually quite intriguing. =) ) I'd just be curious to
- |>hear some general information about this author and his stories.
- |>Unfortunately, it's highly unlikely that I'll ever actually *read* his books,
- |>as my current stack of to-read books (as Mr. Luoma again surmised =) ) is so
- |>large that it's not likely I could get to any additional books in my lifetime. =,
- |>--
- |>-Jordan
-
- Pity. He is one the 'must-read' authors if you are planning an
- anthropomorphic universe. Along with Brin and the 'Uplift' series.
- All my fiction is in storage, but I'll dig out a copy this Thanksgiving
- and see what solid data I can give you. Send me e-mail as a reminder
- around Sat.
-
- -john-
-
-
-