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From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES)
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Subject: Re:Space Opera - STAR SMASHERS etc.
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Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 23:30:53 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  6 23:30:53 1985
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hmmm. Interesting to me that while I am an inveterate lover of what
I consider good space opera, I couldn't get past page 19 of STAR
SMASHERS OF THE GALAXY RANGERS before consigning it to the "read or
never will be " pile. Yet Harrison is the author of the Stainless Steel
Rat Series. I habitually use page one of The Stainless Steel Rat as a 
hook to ensnare new readers to SF. I hand them the book open to page 1.
I say, "As a favor to me, just read this first page. You can stop there
if you want to."
So far no one has yet ever been able to stop without reading the whole
book and then going on from there to the world of Science Fiction.
Of course, I don't just do this with everybody, only those I think
from other evidence will like SF if they ever try it.


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