I haven't read very much of Bob Shaw's books, but I do like what I've read. My favorite is "Other Days, Other Eyes". He introduces one technological invention, and then develops the consequnces realistically and with attention to the people involved. The invention in this case is "Slow Glass", a substance that traps light for weeks or years, then exactly transmits what it received. I'll let others who are better read recommend some of his other works. [C] == Short Story Collection rev == revision of an older title /John arpa: JWenn.ESAE@Xerox.com antitrustlawsshouldbeapproachedwithexactlythatattitude-ly ---------------------------------------------------------------- Shaw, Bob [/Robert] [U.K., 12/31/1931- ] The Orbitsville Series: Orbitsville [1975] Orbitsville Departure [1983] In Series: The Ragged Astronauts [1986] The Wooden Spaceships [1988] Night Walk [1967] The Two-Timers [1968] Shadow of Heaven [1969] The Palace of Eternity [1969] One Million Tomorrows [1970] Ground Zero Man [1971] Other Days, Other Eyes [1972] Tomorrow Lies in Ambush [1973] [C] A Wreath of Stars [1976] Medusa's Children [1977] Cosmic Kaleidoscope [1976, 1977] [C] Who Goes Here? [1977] Ship of Strangers [1978] Vertigo [1979] Dagger of the Mind [1979] The Ceres Solution [1981] Galactic Tours [1981] A Better Mantrap [1982] [C] Fire Pattern [1984] The Peace Machine [1985] [rev. of "Ground Zero Man"] Dark Nights in Toyland [1989] [C] Killer Planet [1989] Carr, Terry / Shaw, Bob Between Two Worlds / Messages Found in an Oxygen Bottle [1986] [C]