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  • (ReacTor) Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth

    From James Nicoll@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 11 15:05:43 2025
    Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth

    What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?

    https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/
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  • From Don_from_AZ@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Tue Feb 11 21:03:48 2025
    Lynn McGuire <[email protected]> writes:

    On 2/11/2025 9:05 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
    What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
    https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

    Zero for five.

    Lynn

    I've read Knight Moves, and also Norstrilia, although it's been quite a
    while for the latter. I'll have to go back and read some of Cordwainer
    Smith over again.
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  • From Scott Lurndal@21:1/5 to William Hyde on Wed Feb 12 16:37:14 2025
    William Hyde <[email protected]> writes:
    Don_from_AZ wrote:
    Lynn McGuire <[email protected]> writes:

    On 2/11/2025 9:05 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
    What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
    https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

    Zero for five.

    Lynn

    I've read Knight Moves, and also Norstrilia, although it's been quite a
    while for the latter. I'll have to go back and read some of Cordwainer
    Smith over again.

    I found it rewarding. There's a lot in Smith that I didn't get the
    first time. Well, virtually everything.

    I've read the Dickson. I'll have to check out the Smith, if I can
    find it.

    I did see Jupiter Ascending, however to me Jupiter Jones will
    always be associated with the _Three Investigators_ series.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Investigators

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  • From Titus G@21:1/5 to Scott Lurndal on Thu Feb 13 16:22:51 2025
    On 13/02/25 05:37, Scott Lurndal wrote:
    William Hyde <[email protected]> writes:
    Don_from_AZ wrote:
    Lynn McGuire <[email protected]> writes:

    On 2/11/2025 9:05 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth
    What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?
    https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/ >>>>
    Zero for five.

    Lynn

    I've read Knight Moves, and also Norstrilia, although it's been quite a
    while for the latter. I'll have to go back and read some of Cordwainer
    Smith over again.

    I found it rewarding. There's a lot in Smith that I didn't get the
    first time. Well, virtually everything.

    I've read the Dickson. I'll have to check out the Smith, if I can
    find it.

    Mine is on the Kindle which I see is now $12 on Amazon (Australia). I
    was surprised to read ridiculous prices for paperbacks there in the
    hundreds with the lowest being over $60 and used books worth just as
    much and sometimes more.
    Anyway, I gave it three stars back in 2022 with the first half just
    brilliant.

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  • From BCFD 36@21:1/5 to James Nicoll on Thu Feb 13 15:42:35 2025
    On 2/11/25 07:05, James Nicoll wrote:
    Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth

    What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?

    https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

    I have read Norstrilia sometime long ago in my misspent youth but
    remember nothing about it. The rest actually look interesting and I may
    give them a try.

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    Board of Directors - Boulder Creek Fire Protection District (What was I thinking?)

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  • From Paul S Person@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 14 08:26:57 2025
    On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:55:01 -0500, Tony Nance <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    On 2/11/25 10:05 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    Five SF Stories About Owning the Entire Earth

    What happens when one individual owns the whole planet?

    https://reactormag.com/five-sf-stories-about-owning-the-entire-earth/

    Three out of five (Smith, Budrys, Williams), though I forget most of the >Williams. Michaelmas might be my favorite Budrys - I really enjoyed it.

    Hm - it's been a long long time, but do I recall correctly that
    Valentine Michael Smith owns Mars?

    If he does, it is only by Earth law.

    The natives, I would expect, have their own opinion on who owns their
    planet.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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