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| From | Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.composition |
| Subject | Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time |
| Date | 2021-10-16 22:14 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <skgbfg$ma5$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <e3068112-9ec1-4908-b7db-0072c8bbbaebn@googlegroups.com> <skcnib$6ir$1@dont-email.me> <20211016a@crcomp.net> <slrnsmm63l.10nr.naddy@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> <robertaw-78CA28.22003116102021@news.individual.net> |
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On 10/16/2021 10:00 PM, Robert Woodward wrote: > In article <slrnsmm63l.10nr.naddy@lorvorc.mips.inka.de>, > Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> wrote: > >> On 2021-10-16, Don <g@crcomp.net> wrote: >> >>> Popularity's probably positively correlated to influence. And >>> _Perry Rhodan_ is the most popular science fiction ever, with over two >>> billion novellas sold. Bubonicon's a takeoff on a PR character named >>> Gucky/Pucky. PR's matter transmitter's appeared years before Star Trek's >>> transporters. PR's spherical space ships debuted decades before Star >>> Wars' Death Star. >> >> I think PR's influence on Anglo-American SF is approximately zero. >> And a good rule of thumb is that _nothing_ in PR is original. It's >> all been seen before. (Which does not preclude independent >> reinvention.) >> >> _The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction_ traces matter transmission >> to the 19th century. >> >> I vaguely remember von Däniken explaining that a sphere is the >> logical shape for a space-ship. That idea must have been around >> for a long time. (And is completely irrelevant at the level of >> magic technology in PR.) > > The warships in various H. Beam Piper's stories (_Space Viking_ as well > as stories set in the Federation era and in the Empire Era) were > spherical. For that matter, IIRC, the title spaceship in _Skylark of > Valeron_ was also spherical. > IIRC spheres give the most volume with the least surface area. -- I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky dirty old man.
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The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 08:48 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 09:17 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2021-10-14 10:10 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 10:59 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jack Bohn <jack.bohn64@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 09:33 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 10:25 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-15 22:51 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> - 2021-10-16 09:13 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-16 18:01 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time "peterwezeman@hotmail.com" <peterwezeman@hotmail.com> - 2021-10-16 11:56 -0700
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Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-18 09:26 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-18 16:30 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-18 11:45 -0500
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-10-19 20:21 -0400
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-18 10:06 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time "peterwezeman@hotmail.com" <peterwezeman@hotmail.com> - 2021-10-20 14:47 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-20 14:57 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-20 17:10 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 04:44 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-20 22:05 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 08:12 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-21 08:55 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 09:00 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 13:38 -0400
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 13:44 -0500
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-21 13:10 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-21 21:55 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2021-10-22 13:50 -0600
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Moriarty <blues95@ivillage.com> - 2021-10-21 12:52 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-21 21:50 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time "peterwezeman@hotmail.com" <peterwezeman@hotmail.com> - 2021-10-20 13:56 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-20 14:29 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-16 18:02 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> - 2021-10-16 09:05 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jack Bohn <jack.bohn64@gmail.com> - 2021-10-17 07:48 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> - 2021-10-17 09:27 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-14 18:44 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 13:10 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-15 00:32 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 07:02 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 08:34 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-15 22:41 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-14 10:36 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time "peterwezeman@hotmail.com" <peterwezeman@hotmail.com> - 2021-10-14 13:40 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2021-10-14 16:29 -0600
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Steve Coltrin <spcoltri@omcl.org> - 2021-10-15 08:54 -0600
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-14 17:07 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 08:34 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> - 2021-10-15 22:45 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Ninapenda Jibini <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2021-10-16 18:01 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jack Bohn <jack.bohn64@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 09:43 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-15 17:57 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-17 00:11 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-17 18:03 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2021-10-15 15:29 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> - 2021-10-15 18:52 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 15:16 -0500
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2021-10-15 23:38 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 19:32 -0500
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 18:15 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2021-10-16 02:27 +0000
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Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-17 00:14 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 18:16 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 21:03 -0500
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2021-10-16 02:31 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 22:03 -0500
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org> - 2021-10-16 14:06 +1100
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 23:21 -0500
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2021-10-16 08:40 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org> - 2021-10-19 13:38 +1100
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-18 22:12 -0500
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-19 03:17 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Andrew McDowell <mcdowell_ag@sky.com> - 2021-10-18 21:18 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-19 04:31 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Hamish Laws <hamish.laws@gmail.com> - 2021-10-19 03:42 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2021-10-16 04:25 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> - 2021-10-16 18:46 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2021-10-15 23:26 -0500
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2021-10-15 22:45 -0600
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Don <g@crcomp.net> - 2021-10-16 14:43 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> - 2021-10-16 18:22 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time smw <smw@mort.smwonline.ca> - 2021-10-16 20:31 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Lafe <lafe@lafes.invalid> - 2021-10-18 01:02 +0000
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2021-10-16 22:00 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2021-10-16 22:14 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-10-17 02:07 -0400
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-17 00:23 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Jerry Brown <jerry@jwbrown.co.uk.invalid> - 2021-10-17 15:49 +0100
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-17 00:42 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-10-17 00:12 -0700
Re: The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books Of All Time Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2021-10-17 05:44 -0700
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