Another book present has arrived. See image. Despite its title, it is a novel. I will read this book to find out whether it measures up to the high standard of Robert Heinlein, Poul Anderson and a few others. Reading about time travel, we worry that the author might get it hopelessly wrong. If you travel an hour into the future, can you meet your future self? No, if you remain in the future. Yes, if you return to your moment of departure or least to some moment between departure and arrival. So far, ok.
Meanwhile, rereading Anderson's "The Sensitive Man," this narrative alternates between action and discussion. Tied to a chair by his captors, the title character lectures them on the times that they are living in. These times are too quiet and reflective for their liking so they invent a Cause to devote themselves to, according to him. Then he escapes spectacularly. Back to the action. Will the philosophical issues be settled merely by who wins the fights?
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1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
"The Sensitive Man," and others of the Psychotechnic series, are simply not as satisfactory as the best of Anderson's earlier works or those pub. by and after 1958.
Ad astra! Sean
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