On 17/01/2011 5:34 PM, Darren New wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> I’m glad you are enjoying it. It is so long since I read it that I can
>> hardly remember anything about it other than the plot.
>
> It's very nicely done, and I can imagine it turning into a good movie,
> with both action, mystery/suspense, and all kinds of philosophical
> overtones.

Too bad he died young. :-(

>
>> They did not do too badly with Arthur C Clarke’s “The Sentinel” but
>> you are probably right.
>
> Yes, but they padded it tremendously. Not unlike how Total Recall made a
> fun movie while retaining only a modicum of plot from the story. :-)
>
Yes they made a novel out of a short story.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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