It seems like I had tried to read this a while back, but didn't make it through it for some reason. At any rate, it's one of those classic SciFi series that I have on my shelf, but don't remember reading. And I needed a new "gym book" (to read on the stationary bike) so I grabbed this. Boy, was Arthur C. Clarke a good storyteller. It seemed a little dated, but it's probably more amazing that it doesn't seem REALLY dated - it was published in 1968, almost 40 years ago now (sorry to any of my readers whom I just made feel old...) While some of the technology is out-of-date, the science still holds true. And of course, Clarke's storytelling holds it all together anyway. Going to finish up this series at some point soon, too...
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Lots of SciFi lately, eh? I'm more of a Fantasy girl myself... Speaking of- I started reading "M is for Magic" yesterday, and I'm really enjoying the short story format! I haven't read a book of short stories since I read Peter Dickinson's "Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits." (Robin McKinley's husband.)
ReplyDeleteOf course you made me feel old, but watching your son does that to me anyway. I remember when the 2001 movie came out in 1968 and I saw it in Lincoln Nebraska. Boy, 2001 seemed way off in the future then. Of course, 1984 seemed way off in the future when I read it in 1963 also.
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