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Sue Kayton

U.S.
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Engineer who has read thousands of science fiction books and short stories. Can recommend stories on specific subjects and comment on technical feasibility. Especially good at older out-of-print books and authors.

Geoff

U.K.
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I have read most of the short stories and books produced by the Top 80-100 authors in the SF field, as well as more obscure authors such as Robert Sheckley, and can answer any queries regarding author, title or theme of a short story(or novel). I can also answer questions on the history and influence of Science Fiction past to present, as well as on specific SF genres such as Cyberpunk,Golden Age SF, H G Wells-style scientific romances etc.

Bill Denholm

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I have a large collection of paperback SF. I am a serious collector. I can answer quetions about books by a particular author or books published by a particular publisher. I have a special interest in cover art and the artists who do the covers.

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2009-11-20 Book Title:

Haven't read it, but it is similar to a short story involving an alien who takes over the thoughts of his host. I don't remember the name of the story or author, but the person ate the spice basil which

2009-11-17 book title:

There are several such books. My favorite is Infinity Hold by Barry Longyear. Hard to find, but worth the hunt. Also worth reading by the same author - Enemy Mine, excellent book made into a terrible

2009-11-17 Hospitalised patient and attentive robot - short story:

Sorry - never read this one. Try hunting for it in this index of old SF stories, anthlogies, and novels. http://www.philsp.com/homeville/ISFAC/0start.htm I can, however, highly recommend the short

2009-11-14 Cant remember a book title:

one of these titles might be the short story you are looking for. I never read it, but these titles might ring a bell. Testing...One, Two, Three, Four, published in Analog magazine Dec 1969 The

2009-11-13 Short Story from High School:

I also read this story, and also can't remember the title. Sorry. Try googling keywords and you should be able to find it. Another popular short story for high school students is The Most Dangerous

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