Subj : Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
To   : Ogg
From : Boraxman
Date : Sun May 11 2025 10:34 pm

-=> Ogg wrote to Boraxman <=-

Og> @MSGID: <[email protected]>
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Og> Hello Boraxman!

Og> ** On Friday 09.05.25 - 23:23, Boraxman wrote to Ogg:

Og>> Ringworld, by Niven.

B> *snip*

B> Did you read any or the Ringworld sequels?  I read the next
B> one in the series, Ringworld Engineers.  After that, not
B> sure if its worthwhile to continue on.

Og> I seem to remember starting #2 (Ringworld Engineers) ..but I
Og> never finished it for some reason.

Og> And.. I didn't even realized that #3 (Ringworld Throne) even
Og> existed until now.


B> A great book, by Niven and Pournelle is "The Mote in God's
B> Eye".  This was quite thought provoking and raised
B> questions about how our behaviour, our instincts doom us,
B> make us resigned to a paricular fate.

Og> That's another I remember starting.  But I don't recall
Og> finishing it.

It starts off slow and uneventful, but really picks up about a third
of the way through, as if the authors change...

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