>On Dec 1, 2:57 am, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:

>> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:05:31 -0800 (PST), kevirwin comcast.net> wrote:

>>>On Nov 30, 12:50 am, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:

>>>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:25:33 -0800 (PST), kevirwin comcast.net> wrote:

>>>>>Who were (are) your favorite Sci-Fi writers???
>>>>>K e v

>>

>>>> My "last" favorite was Larry Niven.
>>>> (I went through many.)
>>>> Today I find the popular science mags
>>>> to be entertainment enough.

>>

>>>Ringworld -- Mote in God's Eye....

>>

>>>You hit one of my favorites...I read alot from the 60's thru the
>>>beginning of the 80's..When the trend went to "sword & sorcery" I
>>>dropped out....

>>

>>>If you haven't read "Deathbird Stories" (from the 70's) by Harlan
>>>Ellison (a non-scientific SF writer; i.e. SF= Speculative fiction),
>>>reading it may be worthwhile....

>>

>>>K e v

>>
>> I always thought Niven's idea of "known space"
>> had an interesting mix of humility and hubris.
>> His science/engineering unto magic always attracted my
>> engineering bent. His characters seemed real. I learned to fear
>> tigers. Too bad giant pandas were not yet in style. I love them now.
>> I still fantasize about Niven's stasis fields wherein time rate went to zero.- Hide quoted text -
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>
>Good analysis...I think "Neutron Star" (short story) by L.N. was the
>first work I read about "black holes"...The tie-in with "tides" was
>pretty cool....
>
>K e v