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| Looking for an anthology | 7/3/2009 | Bill Denholm |
Q: I am looking for an anthology I read in the very late 1970's or early 80's. The stories all had a ...
A: I know I have read the lemming story you remember, I just don't know who wrote it. At first I ...
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| Looking for an anthology | 7/3/2009 | Bill Denholm |
Q: I am looking for an anthology I read in the very late 1970's or early 80's. The stories all had a ...
A: The first story sounds like "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke. Here is a link to the ISFDB for that ...
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| SCI FI | 7/1/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I belong to a book club, all female ages 40-70. I am responsible to pick a SCI FI book for the ...
A: I recommend: To Ride Pegasus by Anne McCaffrey. There are two sequels, Pegasus in Flight and ...
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| Cant remember what it was called | 7/1/2009 | Bill Denholm |
Q: I am trying to find a book. The basic plot is that a planet of elite warriors/assassins is attacked ...
A: Dean, Since I don't think I can help you, you might want to try Amazon's SF forum. I will keep ...
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| Title/author of a sci-fi short story | 6/23/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: Forty years ago at the New Orleans public library in a sci-fi collection I read a story about a man ...
A: The links you tried to paste into your answer didn't show up. Please send me the links so I can ...
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| Title/author of a sci-fi short story | 6/10/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: Forty years ago at the New Orleans public library in a sci-fi collection I read a story about a man ...
A: I read this one, too. As I recall it was by Asimov, but I can't remember the title. Try emailing ...
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| am trying to find a book | 6/1/2009 | Bill Denholm |
Q: My brother is trying to find a book and I told him I would help. the title is the cee-tee man by Dan ...
A: Philip, It would appear, from the ISFDB, that that title was only published in England (or the UK). ...
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| science fiction | 5/29/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I am looking for the title of a short story that Isaac Asimov wrote. It was before 1976. It was ...
A: One of my favorite short stories. The title is "Jokester" and it is in several anthologies. The ...
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| an asimov short story title | 5/13/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I am searching for an Asimov short story probably dated before 1976. It is about; knowledge down ...
A: One of my favorites. The short story is titled "Profession" and is indeed by Asimov. It appears in ...
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| Story name & author | 5/12/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: A number of years ago I read a SF story about a fellow that wound up on a planet that did not use ...
A: One of my favorite stories And Then There Were None, by Eric Frank Russell. Available in several ...
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| Looking for Juvinile series 19430?-1970 | 5/8/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: A friend at school is looking for this series: "There were probably about eight to twelve in the ...
A: Sorry - never read these. The premise reminds me of the short story The Big Front Yard, by Clifford ...
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| fictional reference book | 5/8/2009 | Bill Denholm |
Q: I read a book, many times, back in primary school around '79 - '81. It was structured like a ...
A: Jason, I remember those books and I have quite a few of them in my collection. I don't think I ...
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| 1980s novel with Jesus hiding out on earth from bad guys | 5/6/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: looking for the name or author of sci-fi novel I read in the mid 1980s that features as the main ...
A: Haven't read that one. Sorry. My favorite Jesus-science fiction story is Behold the Man by Michael ...
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| Searching for this book for ages | 5/3/2009 | Bill Denholm |
Q: Mr Denholm, Help if possible.. I read a book while a freshman in H.S. in 1978 called (I believe) ...
A: Off hand, I don't know this book. I tried searching on the title, but that didn't help much. Do ...
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| name of book | 5/1/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I read a science fiction book in the late 1980's that I wish I could find now and reread and give to ...
A: I read this one, too, but also can't remember the name. Try googling key words and please let me ...
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| Tring to fing title of (Golden Age?) SF short | 4/30/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I seem to recall a short story involving a fellow who, while walking in his living room or front ...
A: Never read it. Sorry. Here's a link to golden-age short stories so you can browse by title. I ...
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| Book title | 4/25/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: My husband is looking for a book he read in the 60s or 70s; he thought the title was The Edified ...
A: Never read the story. Is this title familiar? Edifice Complex, short story publiched in Escapade ...
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| looking for a book | 4/24/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: Read around 1966+-. in paperback. Popular among art students NYC. Contained a world made of crystal. ...
A: Only other one I can think of is The Crystal Palace, the sequel to Sorcerer's Son. Long out of ...
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| Regarding which to read..... | 4/24/2009 | Geoff |
Q: I am getting into a new science fiction series and I just had a question about it. There is a set of ...
A: Well, the nantucket series involves time travel to the past while the emberverse series involves the ...
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| Looking for a past/beloved scfi tale | 4/23/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: In the 1960s, I read a fascinating scifi book about a teenage boy who encountered an alien lifeform ...
A: There are zillions of such stories, mostly "juveniles" that were published in pulp magazines. ...
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| Book (or maybe short story?) | 4/17/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I recall reading a sci-fi book back in the 80's I think about a race of beings who created reality ...
A: I read this book, too, just a few months ago and am having trouble remembering the title or author. ...
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| Sci-fi book from the 70's or earlier? | 4/17/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: When I was a kid (this would have been like 75/76 something like that) I read a sci-fi book about a ...
A: could be any of several dozen juveniles, including Heinlein. Did you try Space Cadet, or Have Space ...
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| Title of a short story | 4/17/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I am hoping that you can help me. When I was a kid in the 60's I read a short story about a society ...
A: One of my favorite short stories. This excellent short story is by Isaac Asimov, titled Profession. ...
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| looking for a book | 4/11/2009 | Geoff |
Q: A book with this plot: people move into a house and find that when they push a button( i think) by ...
A: Robert Heinlein wrote a well-known story featuring people moving into a house which linked to ...
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| Suggestions | 4/7/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I just finished reading the Vattas War series by Elizabeth Moon, and the Honor Harrington series by ...
A: David Weber is in the genre of Military Science Fiction. Google it and you'll get lots of hits. ...
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| Finding a specific book and author | 4/5/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: Older book, guessing 1950s with word (I think) Ragnarok in title. Plot was 2 brothers taken by ...
A: Perhaps you are thinking of the books by Nathan Archer or Micky Zucker Reichert, the short story by ...
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| Sci-Fi Series pt2 | 3/28/2009 | Bill Denholm |
Q: I just finished the Honor Harrington series by David Weber, I've been attempting to find something ...
A: Weldon, There are only four books in the series, but the Vatta's War series by Elizabet Moon is ...
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| Jr Hi text short story | 3/28/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: Dystopian future - gifted people are handicapped by government so everyone is equal. Above ave. ...
A: The story is Harrison Bergeron, by author Kurt Vonnegut. It's one of my favorite SF stories. ...
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| Sci-Fi Series | 3/28/2009 | Bill Denholm |
Q: I just finished the Honor Harrington series by David Weber, I've been attempting to find something ...
A: Weldon, Well, that is the problem, there isn't that much like the Honor Harrinton series, which I ...
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| Looking for a book | 3/24/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: In the 1970's I read a book about an ex soldier who can teleport himself using his mind when he is ...
A: Sorry - didn't read this book. I can recommend the excellent novel The Time Traveler's Wife, about ...
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| life the universe and everything | 3/22/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: could you give me a 1 paragraph summary of the book life the universe & everything
A: 42. This is a very weird book. It's part of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series and doesn't ...
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| SF short story in Literature textbook in early to mid 70's | 3/22/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I read this short SF story in a high school textbook in the mid 70's (no later than 1976, as that is ...
A: I'm pretty sure this story is the one you're thinking of. If not, it's very, very similar. It's by ...
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| have spent some time looking ... | 3/15/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: So glad to find this site. Have been looking for an old story (probably late '60s, early '70s) ...
A: You are probably thinking of the short story * Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand [Snake], by McINTYRE, ...
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| questions re book and short story read in the 70s | 3/13/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I used to love reading a book in the mid seventies which was a science fiction one set on a dying ...
A: Can't help you with the first one. The second story is probably It's a Good Life by Jerome Bixby. ...
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| looking for an old science fiction story | 2/27/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: Dear Expert Colleague: MANY years ago (probably 40 or more) I read a wonderful short story in one ...
A: I remember reading about a half-dozen such stories when I was younger. It was a popular theme among ...
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| I am looking for a books name. | 2/17/2009 | Geoff |
Q: I read a book when I was ~10 years old and for the past several years have been trying to find it ...
A: This sounds like a book version of the movie "The Last Starfighter" which had the exact same plot ...
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| Sci Fi book | 2/15/2009 | Bill Denholm |
Q: I am looking for a Science Fiction book from what i am assuming the 1980's read it in high school, ...
A: Shane, I don't know if this is the book you are looking for, but it might be. I bought it new when ...
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| Sci Fi book | 2/15/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I am looking for a Science Fiction book from what i am assuming the 1980's read it in high school, ...
A: Sorry - never read that book. I can recommend two prison ship / prisoner type books that you might ...
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| Old sci fi plots | 2/2/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: I read tons of sci-fi stories as a kid (60's and early 70's) and remember pieces of lots of plots. ...
A: Here's a handy tool if you know the author, anthology, or title. http://www.locusmag.com/index ...
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| old sci-fi story | 1/30/2009 | Sue Kayton |
Q: about 40 years ago i read a wonderful story about a young man and his peers going through a series ...
A: There are many such stories. My favorite is by Isaac Asmiov, titled "Profession" and appears in the ...
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