[ale] [OT] Science Fiction

[Jim Kinney]

As I see it, I now have another large pile to read.


On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Lightner, Jeff
<JLightner at dsservices.com>wrote:

>   I feel really old because I read most of Niven’s stuff years ago.
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> The Pierson’s Puppeteers were the race with the hindmost.   Another good
> race were the ones that evolved from big cats called the Kzin.
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> Niven has also written some funny (and well reasoned essays) on things
> such as why time travel and teleportation would be difficult if not
> impossible and what happens to the roof of the Kent’s home when superboy
> goes through puberty.  :-)
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> You should also check out the book’s Larry co-authored with Jerry
> Pournelle such as Lucifer’s hammer – really good reading as well.
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> *From:* ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] *On Behalf Of *Pete
> Hardie
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:23 PM
> *To:* Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> *Subject:* Re: [ale] [OT] Science Fiction
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> Known Space - that's it....not Future Space.....man, the years are
> catching up with me....
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> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 9:08 PM, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net> wrote:
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> While I was living in Macon in the late 1980s I had a co-worker who turned
> me on to Niven's "Known Space" stuff, of which *Ringworld* and its
> sequel(s) are part of.  Many intriguing ideas, including a race for whom
> cowardice is such a virtue that they call their leaders "hindmost," i.e.,
> he who is hiding behind everyone else.
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> On 4/13/14, 6:43 PM, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
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> On 04/13/2014 06:35 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
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>  Ringworld by Larry Niven
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> Is this book part of a series?
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