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From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: SF using lover's age differences
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Date: Sun, 21-Jul-85 11:39:22 EDT
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> Varley's men are almost always twice (or more) the age of the women
> they end up with...It's not something I mind, it's just something I
> found curious... Has anyone else noticed this or am I just imaging it?

Larry Niven tends to have a great age mismatch between his lovers,
also.  For instance, in Ringworld we have Teela Brown and Louis Wu.  
And who can forget the lady with the horrible long name that Louis 
finally gets?  (I'm not at home, so can't look it up.)  There are
other examples, also.

What other SF writers have used this device? 

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