8727.Classics of SF Discussion: Isaac Asimov, "The Currents of Space" (1952)
Moderator: John Hertz
Moderator John Hertz will lead discussions of three Classics of Science Fiction panels at Loscon 50, one discussion each. Come to as many as you like. You'll be welcome to join in.
Our operating definition is "A classic is a work that survives its own time. After the currents which might have sustained it have changed, it remains, and is seen to be worthwhile for itself." If you have a better definition, bring it.
Each of the three is famous in a different way. Each may be more interesting now than when first published. Have you read them? Have you re-read them?
"A merry tangle of interplanetary power politics'' - not bad from The New York Times. The Good Doctor's skill with detective fiction also shows. So far Trantor only has a sphere of influence. There's a reason for interplanetary- interstellar- trade. And Space has currents. John Hertz FRI 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm, Draco's Tavern - Catalina B
8761.Regency Dance
English ballroom dances from about the year 1800. Jane Austen is the great author of this period. Try Georgette Heyer's romance novels (yes!) set then. Led by John Hertz. John Hertz FRI 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm, Carmel
8728.Classics of SF Discussion: Andre Norton, "Star Man's Son" (1952)
Moderator: John Hertz
Moderator John Hertz will lead discussions of three Classics of Science Fiction panels at Loscon 50, one discussion each. Come to as many as you like. You'll be welcome to join in.
Our operating definition is "A classic is a work that survives its own time. After the currents which might have sustained it have changed, it remains, and is seen to be worthwhile for itself." If you have a better definition, bring it.
Each of the three is famous in a different way. Each may be more interesting now than when first published. Have you read them? Have you re-read them?
No surprises here. From say, Paragraph 5, we know what is happening and what will. But how well she does it (yes, Andre was a woman)! Her sense of event - of character - of the telling detail - keep us eager to watch her bring about what must occur. David Hartwell considered this a classic, wise man. John Hertz SAT 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm, Draco's Tavern - Catalina B
8729.Classics of SF Discussion: Eric Frank Russell, "Wasp" (1957)
Moderator: John Hertz
Moderator John Hertz will lead discussions of three Classics of Science Fiction panels at Loscon 50, one discussion each. Come to as many as you like. You'll be welcome to join in.
Our operating definition is "A classic is a work that survives its own time. After the currents which might have sustained it have changed, it remains, and is seen to be worthwhile for itself." If you have a better definition, bring it.
Each of the three is famous in a different way. Each may be more interesting now than when first published. Have you read them? Have you re-read them?
Again this author's wit is with us (he won a Hugo for his story about an offog). James Mowry, wondering why he's wanted, is told of an automobile crash in which four men died, their car wrecked, when a wasp flying through an open window distracted the driver; Mowry is being recruited as a wasp. John Hertz SUN 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm, Draco's Tavern - Catalina B
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