Mark Blumenthal (blumenidiot@21stcentury.net)
Fri, 24 Dec 1999 23:55:07 -0600
> Phillip K. Dick was a great writer and DADoES was a
truly great novel.
> Another science fiction/detective novel set in the
future was Alfred
> Bester's THE DEMOLISHED MAN.
" Eight Sir; seven sir; Six sir: five, sir Four, sir; three,
sir Two, sir; one! Tenser, said the Tensor Tenser, said the
Tensor. Tension, apprehension, And dissension have
begun."
Sorry, I couldn't resist. It's a great takeoff on Crime and
Punishment but not hard boiled. Bill might like his His Stars
my Destination which is Count of Monte Cristo set in the
future. Mark
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