Re: fantasy, was Fifth Sacred Thing

From: Edward James (E.F.James@READING.AC.UK)
Date: Fri Aug 08 1997 - 01:15:37 PDT


On Sat, 9 Aug 1997, Holly Yasui wrote:

> At 04:06 PM 8/1/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >Are there any characters in a utopia who drink beer, play pool, and are
> >> >rude to the neighbours now-and-again?
> >>

Well, not pool, but wrestling and softball; beer, yes; and yes to the
neighbours too. You'll find them all in Kim Stanley Robinson's _Pacific
Edge_ (1990), the best literary utopia (IMHO!) since Delany's Triton...

Edward James



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