Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!topaz!heffelfinger%raven1.DEC From: heffelfinger%raven1.DEC@decwrl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Fred Pohl and Trilogies Message-ID: <3460@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 18:27:59 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.3460 Posted: Wed Aug 28 18:27:59 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Aug-85 08:59:27 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 22 From: heffelfinger%raven1.DEC@decwrl.ARPA About 3 weeks ago I attended the Atlanta Fantasy Fair. One of the guests was Fred Pohl. I attended his talk and thought I'd pass along a gem to you. He was talking about the distrubing trend to take an idea that would make a good novel and stretch it to a trilogy. He then said "Of course some might take my critism with a bit of skepticism since I'm the author of the Gateway/Beyond the Blue Event Horizon/Heechee Rendezvous Trilogy...""I've decided what to do about that... I'm writing a fourth book." Then he went on to read a short section from "Little Lost Heechee". (don't know if that title is going to stick). Fred was delightful to listen to. He's a funny and fascinating gentleman. I'm glad he was at my first SF/Fantasy convention. It's makes it more likely that I'll go to another. Tracey Heffelfinger Digital Equipment Corp Greenvilee, S.C. UUCP:{allegra|decvax|ihnp4|ucbvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-raven1!heffelfinger ARPA:heffelfinger%raven1.dec@decwrl.arpa