"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> My thoughts on Clarke:
>
>
> Clarke's earlier stuff tends to be better ('A Fall Of Moondust', although
> outdated, is great!), and I think some of his collaborative novels are
> good, especially the recent ones, because his co-authors appear to handle
> the nitty-gritty of characters while Clarke (presumably, I'm only guessing
> really) puts more into ideas and storyline. The Trigger and Richter 10 are
> quite readable.




typical of the era i.e. good enough for children. No characterization and
women are just plot devices.

> As to my scene, I think I'm going to try to build the 'Discovery' and use
> the crew section as the CGSphere centre...

I look forward to seeing that.


Stephen

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