Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sri-unix!Woods.pa@XEROX.ARPA From: Woods.pa@XEROX.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Here's The Plot, What's The Title # 23 Message-ID: <13373@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Sep-84 17:49:05 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.13373 Posted: Mon Sep 10 17:49:05 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Sep-84 08:23:21 EDT Lines: 19 From: Don Woods Re: Plot involving exploratory expeditions where adventurers can claim overwhelming rewards if a valuable astronomical body is found, but more often than not never return... Geez, Peter, your "second hand description" was so accurate that it ought to've carried a spoiler warning! It even included what might be considered the climactic scene! (I will not reproduce it here, natch.) I'm surprised you didn't recognise it yourself. Your aunt is obviously thinking of GATEWAY, by Pohl. And, incidentally, though it may have its lighter moments, I don't consider it "humorous"; in fact, I found it extremely depressing (though still one of the best books I've read). The sequel, BEYOND THE BLUE EVENT HORIZON, is also excellent (unusual for a sequel) and somewhat less depressing, though possibly more mind-boggling. -- Don.