Consideration of Works Past: Immortality, Inc

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I just spent the weekend atBoskone. Great fun. But after one of the panels I was asked who were my significant influences.

I quickly rattled of my personal mantra:Robert Heinlein,Clifford Simak,Cordwainer Smith,Mark Twain,John Dos Passos,Phillip K Dick,Alfred Bester. Anybody who’s discussed writing with me more than five minutes will get that particular list.

Then, later, I was down in the dealer’s room and looking overNESFA’stable.

I’ve been looking for a particular work from...