Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utflis.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!utai!utflis!brown From: brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.books Subject: Re: Generation Ships Message-ID: <224@utflis.UUCP> Date: Wed, 24-Jul-85 15:30:23 EDT Article-I.D.: utflis.224 Posted: Wed Jul 24 15:30:23 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 24-Jul-85 17:38:26 EDT References: <655@cvl.UUCP> Reply-To: brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) Distribution: net Organization: FLIS, University of Toronto Lines: 14 Xref: utai net.sf-lovers:4647 net.books:1355 Summary: In article <655@cvl.UUCP> kwc@cvl.UUCP (Kenneth W. Crist Jr.) writes: > Would anyone on the net who has read some good novels about ships going >on journeys between the stars at sub-light speeds please send me E-mail >with the titles and authors. I have just finished reading Harlan Ellison > If anyone can take the time to send me some titles and authors I would >really appreciate it. > Kenneth Crist At the risk of being regarded as a Drek-peddler, David Gerrold's "The Galactic Whirlpool" is a star trek story in which a long-adrift colony is located by the Enterprise. It has in effect become a generation ship with drastic results on the inhabitants. I will doubtless get the better of this trade by reading your recommendations. P.S. Sorry- no e-mail.