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Dear All, Fascinated to follow the discussion of SF on a poetry forum. I recently reviewed an anthology of Arthur C Clarke stories for a SF e-zine. (www.thealienonline.com) The three novellas in _The Space Trilogy_ were all from the early 1950s and showcase ACC's developing talents. While much of the technology and science now seems dated, the central core of these stories all stand the test of time. This must be one of the defining characteristics of good SF, or indeed any piece of writing. I also recently read the new Michael Moorcock book, _The Dreamthief's Daughter_, featuring the return of Elric. This was a big disappointment for me as the magic and energy of the early tales was nowhere to be found. Perhaps this was another comeback that should never have happened. Cheers pHIL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 10:03 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: [SciFiNoir] FWD: Star Factory Near Galactic Center Bathed InHigh-Energy X-Rays > >and Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon held me for a long, long while. > > Did Keyes ever do this as a novel? I read the short story version (and I'd > agree on well good). Did he ever write anything else? > > But with Aldiss and Ballard, aren't we close to talking New Wave here? > Moorcock, Disch, all the whole _New Worlds_ crew? > > Robin >