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mimus99
Jul 31, 2017, 1:18:02 PM7/31/17
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On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:54:26 +0000 (UTC), Contrarian wrote:
> mimus99 <mim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 07:11:13 +0000 (UTC), Contrarian wrote:
>>
>>> micro drones (I think he called the "commercial bugs")
>>> mosquito size, would whine in your ears
>>
>> Ron Goulart's "Hellhound Project" drones would come after you and inject
>> you with whatever it was someone wanted you injected with.
>
> unpleasant thought
He actually published that one at Doubleday, who seem to've purged it of
much Goulartery, so that it almost reads like straight SF.
Same with his novelization of _ Capricorn One _ too, but that was a
straight writing-job.
--
His _ After Things Fell Apart _ seems close to prophetic at times.
But then so does the fourth season of _ Lexx _.
> mimus99 <mim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 07:11:13 +0000 (UTC), Contrarian wrote:
>>
>>> micro drones (I think he called the "commercial bugs")
>>> mosquito size, would whine in your ears
>>
>> Ron Goulart's "Hellhound Project" drones would come after you and inject
>> you with whatever it was someone wanted you injected with.
>
> unpleasant thought
He actually published that one at Doubleday, who seem to've purged it of
much Goulartery, so that it almost reads like straight SF.
Same with his novelization of _ Capricorn One _ too, but that was a
straight writing-job.
--
His _ After Things Fell Apart _ seems close to prophetic at times.
But then so does the fourth season of _ Lexx _.
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