Novel conditions

Ed,

Thanks for the feedback.

< The first mention I had ever seen of lightsails was in Pierre
Boule's "Planet of the Apes"; a far better book than the movies ever
were. >

I'm betting this summer's remake of PLANET OF THE APES will be better
than the original. The trailer itself is gripping.

< I suggest reading "Privateer" by Ben Bova for an illustration of
the development of such a society, as well as "The Stars My
Destination" by Alfred Bester (with his hollowed-out asteroid
colonies). >

I love tales like these. Thanks for the tip.

> That sounds like a good background story; perhaps the war itself
> would make for an interesting setting

I'm sure it would. Well, you know, first I'll have to do the get-'em-
into-it trilogy, then follow those up with a prequel series. ;-)

> > To sum up: think 'The Postman' but with space mobility.
>
> As long as Kevin Costner doesn't star in the movie version... if I
> see one more movie with Costner trying to be Mad Max I think I'll
> scream.

*haha* I hear ya. Have to say, though, some friends and I rented THE
POSTMAN cuz we were curious as to why it was so panned by the
critics. As we got into it, we kept waiting for it to start sucking
. . . and actually ended up liking it! I've seen it twice and would
even watch it again. Anybody read the book? It's supposed to be a
modern classic, from what I've heard.

Andy