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<DIV>Barry:<BR><TT>Yeah sorry, ok, the harder Gibson and the funny
Stephenson then. I don't</TT><BR><TT>_think_ anyone's attacking
Cryptonomicon-type material yet?! I guess I fall</TT><BR><TT>into the
category of Near-Fi SF fandom; I don't think I ever recovered
from</TT><BR><TT>the Phillip K. Dick vision. There's something I like about
dirty technology</TT><BR><TT>and global warming
:)</TT></DIV><TT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><TT>Kathy W.</TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT>It "has" been a long time since I read Science Fiction! Out of all
these e-mails, Phillip K. Dick is the first name I recognize. Most of the
authors I remember are fromAsimov's time. And it's a little creepy
sometimes to see many of thoseplots in the the real headlines
today!</TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT>Barrymentioned Science fiction with ships. That would be Star
Ships, of course? </TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT>As to the Wiggles...uh, give me Barney the Dinosaur any
day.</TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT>As for dinosaurs, there are some very cool books out there
now.</TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT></TT><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Neal Asher<BR>Jon Courtenay
Grimwood<BR>Richard Morgan<BR>Iain M. Banks<BR>Bruce Sterling<BR>Ken
Macleod<BR><BR>might be worth considering.<BR>No utopias among that lot and
Banks can have a vicious sense of humour. (Note: the 'M.' is important - Iain
Banks is the same writer but *not* with his SF hat
on.)<BR><BR><BR>Cryptonomican and the Baroque Cycle are rarities, but Mary
Gentle has a couple of fantasy/SF cross-overs - 'Ash' an interleaving of a
modern historian trying to determine why the Dukedom of Burgundy went from
major player to zilch in no time at all and 'actual' characters and action -
or '1610 - A Sundial on a Grave' another that's difficult to
classify.<BR><BR>Getting decent info on what's available - my advice is get
'Locus' - printed monthly with about 10 major reviews of SF releases and about
the same number of minor reviews every issue.<BR><BR>It's American but covers
all countries and there's an Aussie distributor/subscription agent who you can
contact for info or perhaps copies:<BR><BR>Justin Ackroyd<BR>Slow Glass
Books<BR>P.O. Box 1208<BR>Carlton<BR>Victoria 3053<BR><BR>or save money and
visit their website <BR><BR>https://secure.locusmag.com<BR><BR>for a pretty
good overview.<BR><BR><BR>Hope that
helps.<BR><BR>Barry<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>