Re: MMS [was: Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond]

2002-02-17 Thread Steve Keay
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 05:32:12PM +, Lucy McWilliam wrote: Okay, can people recommend some good hard scientific skiffy, e.g. along the lines of Carl Sagan, Neal Stephenson, Michael Crichton and Paul McAuley? And don't say Greg Bear, because he always disappoints me. Hmmm, haven't heard

Re: MMS [was: Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond]

2002-02-17 Thread Barbie [home]
From: Steve Keay [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hmmm, haven't heard of any of the above (and $bookshop just made a few quid). Obviously I should keep quiet, but nobody mentioned Larry Niven - Ringworld is a fine example. My favourite Sci-Fi author. The Flight Of The Horse, A Gift From Earth, Oath Of

MMS [was: Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond]

2002-02-15 Thread James A Duncan
On Thursday, February 14, 2002, at 06:04 PM, Lucy McWilliam wrote: * Greg McCarroll ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: people staying at the MMS have a good stay, so I'm going to I blame NMS for the above, it should of course of been MMA. MMS = Michael Marshall Smith. Great author. 'Only

Re: MMS [was: Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond]

2002-02-15 Thread Lucy McWilliam
On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Steve Rushe wrote: On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 09:47:46AM +, James A Duncan wrote: MMS = Michael Marshall Smith. Great author. 'Only Forward' was my favorite book for a very very long time. It's still in my top ten. The next one appears to be a departure from

Re: MMS [was: Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond]

2002-02-15 Thread Roger Burton West
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 05:32:12PM +, Lucy McWilliam wrote: Okay, can people recommend some good hard scientific skiffy, e.g. along the lines of Carl Sagan, Neal Stephenson, Michael Crichton and Paul McAuley? And don't say Greg Bear, because he always disappoints me. Greg Egan Charles

Re: MMS [was: Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond]

2002-02-15 Thread Steve Rushe
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 05:32:12PM +, Lucy McWilliam wrote: The Straw Men should be out in AUgust. At lat! Hmm, maybe CUSFS can get him to come and talk. That would be well worth it, we had him over to Belfast and he's a pleasure to have visiting. 5th of August is the date I found.

Re: MMS [was: Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond]

2002-02-15 Thread Kate L Pugh
On Fri 15 Feb 2002, Steve Rushe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greg Egan is one I keep being told to read, but I haven't made it round to him yet. Might be worth a gander. If you come to the next social meet then I will bring some and lend it to you. Kake

Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond

2002-02-14 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Greg McCarroll ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Ok, it seems impossible that there can be one hotel, if people want to email me off list with their preferences out of the options of the original email entitled The Hotel Fiasco, i'll let CSM know where to slot people in. Ok, after throwing my

Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond

2002-02-14 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Struan Donald ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: * at 14/02 16:42 + Greg McCarroll said: Ok, it seems impossible that there can be one hotel, if people want to email me off list with their preferences out of the options of the original email entitled The Hotel Fiasco, i'll let CSM know

Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond

2002-02-14 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Greg McCarroll ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: people staying at the MMS have a good stay, so I'm going to I blame NMS for the above, it should of course of been MMA. -- Greg McCarroll http://217.34.97.146/~gem/

Re: The Hotel Fiasco 2 - Please read and respond

2002-02-14 Thread Lucy McWilliam
* Greg McCarroll ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: people staying at the MMS have a good stay, so I'm going to I blame NMS for the above, it should of course of been MMA. MMS = Michael Marshall Smith. Great author. L. Everyone deserves a happy ending. Even me.