Sujet : Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Novels Set in London (But Not the One in Canada)
De : jdnicoll (at) *nospam* panix.com (James Nicoll)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.writtenDate : 14. Jul 2024, 14:01:15
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In article <
pan$aa804$4725fbfa$ccaa801b$c10db0e5@cpacker.org>,
Charles Packer <
mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:
On 10 Jul 2024 00:29:49 -0000, Scott Dorsey wrote:
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In article <v6jgh2$8d4$1@panix2.panix.com>,
James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
Five SFF Novels Set in London (But Not the One in Canada)
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London, England! A stage for so many adventures!
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https://reactormag.com/five-sff-novels-set-in-london-but-not-the-one-in-
canada/
In spite of all of these my favorite story set in London is Arthur C.
Clarke's _The Forgotten Enemy_. Probably the most depressing story I
have ever read though.
--scott
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Could this story explain why its author relocated to Sri Lanka?
More a desire not to be jailed for being gay, was my impression.
Ceylon didn't prosecute gay men in the 1950s but the UK very
definitely did.
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