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Science Fiction

friendly_iconoclast

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7. It was great, with definite influences from John Varley and Cordwainer Smith.

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Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:16 AM

Sep 2012

Last edited Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:34 AM - Edit history (1)

There's an episode that's obviously a homage to Smith's "When The People Fell".

I did think Swan was the "no brake pedal" type.
However, that quality ends up saving the asses of both Swan and Wahram, so there's that...

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2312 by KSR [View all] YankeyMCC Sep 2012 OP

A quote I posted on Facebook just last night salvorhardin Sep 2012 #1

Oh yes, read and highlighted that one last night nt YankeyMCC Sep 2012 #2

+1,000,000,000,000 Odin2005 Sep 2012 #5

I have to say, the I read the first fifty pages or so SheilaT Sep 2012 #3

I loved the asteroid habitats. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #4

a really good read JitterbugPerfume Sep 2012 #6

It was great, with definite influences from John Varley and Cordwainer Smith. friendly_iconoclast Sep 2012 #7

I finished it a few weeks ago! LongTomH Oct 2012 #8