Re: YASID: null bomb

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:00:17 GMT, mzenier@xxxxxxxxxx (Mark Zenier)
wrote:

In article <p2hvu398jcisvn4ld2p7bvhc1sondaun09@xxxxxxx>,
Bill Snyder <bsnyder@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:58:36 +0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@xxxxxxxxx
(James Nicoll) wrote:

In article <fsocm9$b39$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Mark Zenier <mzenier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The book in question was a space opera, probably 1985-1995.

The plot was: a wormhole stargate type technology was developed and
many planets were colonized, but the technology caused the universe to
be disrupted and the technology was abandoned. An agent (male) and
a telepath communicator (female) were sent to a relatively high tech
colony to make sure the colony wasn't building things that would cause
further disruption.

That's David Langford's THE SPACE EATER.

For the YASID stats, BTW, James was first. My computer clock was
an hour early, due to some freaky interaction between NISTIME and
Windows Vista (the latter of which I am rapidly learning to loathe
with an intensity formerly reserved for spammers, politicians, and
child molesters).

Posted 15:47 UTC, first answer 15:58, second answer 16:10. Amazing.

I drew a complete blank on that one and was wondering if the author
had done any more stuff. Looking at the ISFDB, he's done ton of fanish
stuff, but not too much long fiction.

Dave Langford is regular winner of the Best David Langford Award at
the Hugos. They sometimes call it Best Fan Writer award, but we know
what they mean.

His short story collections and novels are all well worth tracking
down - _He Do The Time Police In Different Voices_ is a collection
that gives a spectrum of his work. I'll also flag up _The Leaky
Establishment_ is a wonderful take on the British Civil Service as
seen in defence research labs - much more fun than it sounds.

Cheers - Jaimie
--
If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kickboxing
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