tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9825715484350621.post6339514793765978679..comments2023-06-23T19:50:45.320+10:00Comments on The Awen Project: My SF Influences and Hopes: Part OneEarl Livingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581602514255629479noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9825715484350621.post-67415451691222740652018-03-30T23:41:49.696+11:002018-03-30T23:41:49.696+11:00Hi Bill, I agree. We should have a marathon of all...Hi Bill, I agree. We should have a marathon of all those 50s and 60s SF movies. Have you got any of the old Phantom comics, etc. Or Biggles books (I still have mine). Cheers, EarlEarl Livingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581602514255629479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9825715484350621.post-43847513781122332372018-03-30T23:39:29.211+11:002018-03-30T23:39:29.211+11:00Hi Grevel, Thanks for the visit to the Edge, one o...Hi Grevel, Thanks for the visit to the Edge, one of my fondest memories of my trip to Britain that time, other memories of course being our megalithic wanderings during the next trip. I, too, was saddened by Ursula Le Guin's passing. I loved the Earthsea books, The Lathe of Heaven, The Dispossessed, The Left Hand of Darkness (my favourite),and her short stories in The WInd's Four Quarters. (I'll check out your blog when I get a chance--I just have. ENjoy reading her other works!) I remember enjoying RIngworld when I read it, but must admit it hasn't stayed with me. Not sure why. As for Farmer, I was quite taken with the first of his Riverworld books, but I didn't stay with the series. A quality issue, possibly, as it was with Herbert's Dune books after the first couple. My current favourite SF short story of all time would be Roger Zelazny's ‘24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai’, which I mentioned in the blog. I should go back and read 'By His Bootstraps' and Heinlein's other famous time travel story 'All You Zombies'. All the best, EarlEarl Livingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581602514255629479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9825715484350621.post-26438232618867274862018-03-30T23:19:55.686+11:002018-03-30T23:19:55.686+11:00Hi Liz, I wasn't that scared of the Daleks, th...Hi Liz, I wasn't that scared of the Daleks, though some episodes certainly were a little dark. As for the Thunderbirds, I just loved the whole idea of a rich, benevolent group of high-tec do-gooders. Cheers, EarlEarl Livingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581602514255629479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9825715484350621.post-502823854352174202018-03-23T23:51:03.958+11:002018-03-23T23:51:03.958+11:00Forbidden Planet, the first "Robbie the Robo...Forbidden Planet, the first "Robbie the Robot", Biggles, Pioneer Air Fighter and the Phantom, all favourites. Wow, the original "The Day the Earth stood still, a look into the future that scared us all alao Earth vs the Flying Saucers.i have a couple of DVD,s. We should have an old sci-fi moviethon,all the best BillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499124582542117319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9825715484350621.post-44715145615373400862018-03-23T23:39:13.806+11:002018-03-23T23:39:13.806+11:00Thanks, Earl, I found this fascinating! And glad t...Thanks, Earl, I found this fascinating! And glad that our visit to Alderley Edge and Alan Garner a couple of years ago sent you back to his books, which I love. I was moved and awe-inspired recently hearing of Ursula LeGuin's death: I loved her Earthsea books so much and still do - also The Lathe of Heaven - there's a post about them on my blog at www.grevel.co.uk - Other writers who've made a big impression on me include Lary Niven, whose Ringworld has really stayed with me for some reason - maybe just the concept but also some characters, like the Puppeteers and Hlallalloprillalar - was that how she spelled her name? - a favourite subject for fantasy at one time! - and I read a lot of Philip Jose Farmer, but he seemed gradually to get less and less good, degenerating into silliness, so I stopped reading him. And if I had to choose one favourite short story it would be Robert A. Heinlein's 'By His Bootstraps' - still, I think, one of the most fascinating stories ever written.Grevel Lindophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564354878973608904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9825715484350621.post-80272408359009704082018-03-23T22:46:49.189+11:002018-03-23T22:46:49.189+11:00I loved Thunderbirds! I used to hide behind the co...I loved Thunderbirds! I used to hide behind the couch from Darleks in Dr Who! Elizabeth Jane Corbetthttp://elizabethjanecorbett.comnoreply@blogger.com