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 caip.RUTGERS.EDU Path: utzoo!lsuc!pesnta!pyramid!pyrnj!topaz!caip!lars From: lars@acc.arpa Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: KILLASHANDRA by Anne McCaffrey Message-ID: <864@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Tue, 31-Dec-85 02:47:16 EST Article-I.D.: caip.864 Posted: Tue Dec 31 02:47:16 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 31-Dec-85 17:43:50 EST Sender: daemon@caip.RUTGERS.EDU Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 26 From: While Christmas shopping, I came across a (new) hardcover by Anne McCaffrey titled KILLASHANDRA. Anne McCaffrey is "the lady with the dragon books", none of which I have ever read, because I'm not really into cute fantasies; but several years ago I stumbled over a review of "The Crystal Singer" in some feminist magazine (Savvy ?) at a friend's house, and it made me pick the books up and I loved it. I read the crystal singer as the story of someone who has a very special relationship with her job; she loves it even though it consumes her totally, and finally will destroy her. I think many programmers feel that way about their job. So anyway; this a sequel to "The Crystal Singer", and it is good. The best hint I can give without getting into spoilers is that the flavor is a lot like Asimov's Robot Mystery stories. And for and fan of classic Asimov like myself, that's a pretty hot recommendation. If you can afford hardcovers, by all means get it now! / Lars Poulsen Advanced Computer Communications ------