OFF: Sci-Fi Authors (was: Re: Clarke's SF books)

[Andy Gilham]

> >  Rudy Rucker, a mathematics professor at San Jose State University, is a
> >  favorite of mine.  Supposedly his academic math writings are very good,
> >  too,
>
> this last part was a joke and you just forgot to add the :),
> right?? :) Chuck

I don't know about his academic stuff, but his popular science books are
very good (although some, like MIND TOOLS, seem a little dated now, but
maybe that's just jaded ol' seen-it-all-before me).  THE FOURTH DIMENSION, I
think, still holds up... but the one you really need to check out is SAUCER
WISDOM, a wild (and funny) speculation on future tech and how it will
transform human lives and consciousness over the coming millennia.

For anyone into classic sf, you could do worse than work your way through
Millennium's new "SF Masterworks" and "Fantasy Masterworks" series - a very
solid list, including important and, until now, long out of print classics
from the likes of  Bester, Vance, Zelazny (LORD OF LIGHT is among the
series), and many more.

-- Andy

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