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Posted by John DeNardo at Monday January 23, 2006 at 7:02 PM
© Monday January 23, 2006 at 7:02 PM SF Signal
Did you know the first animated feature film made in the U.S. was nearly ERB's A Princess of Mars? That's one I wish they'd made....
Posted by PapayaSF on Monday January 23, 2006 at 7:51 PM at 7:51 PM
Olaf Stapledon rocks. Try "Star Maker". However...if you read "Last and First Men", skip the first few chapters (on Earth) until humanity gets off Earth. They could put you off the rest of the book.
Posted by FredKiesche on Monday January 23, 2006 at 9:28 PM at 9:28 PM
BTW, thanks for the Stapledon link. I had posted a bit in 2003 regarding J.D. Bernal (somebody that inspired Stapledon) and included a link to an earlier version of that site. It's nice to be able to update the posting with the site's current URL!
Posted by FredKiesche on Monday January 23, 2006 at 9:37 PM at 9:37 PM
FWIW, I am a University of California, Riverside alumn. But it was only last year that I made use of the Eaton collection, and it was to review and read through a few copies SciFi Eye. Searching for an essay by Charles Platt, and I found an interview with Clive Barker as a bonus.
Posted by Allan Rosewarne on Tuesday January 24, 2006 at 4:34 PM at 4:34 PM