Re: Proboscidean phonology
| From: | Wesley Parish <wes.parish@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 16, 2004, 8:05 |
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:19, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 12:10:40PM -0800, Gary Shannon wrote:
> > There was a science fiction novel back in the 60's or
> > 70's.
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> 80s. 1986, in fact - _Footfall_, by Niven/Pournelle.
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - the SF Writing Beast With Two Backs.
Synergy in Writing.
Together they do produce readable fiction with a tolerable amount of
right-wing assumptions - Larry Niven produces some of the better fictional
aliens I've encountered. Consequently Footfall's probiscean hephalumps are
enjoyable, though hardly cuddly.
Tragically they seem to have evolved from circus elephants on their home
planet, which they're emigrating from, post-haste.
--
Wesley Parish
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