[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Larry Niven”
It was Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle(sp?) who wrote “The Mote In God’s Eye.”

[BrewingFrog]

Sirs, consider for a moment just what it would be like for these works which we love to be just ruined by the casting of, say Keanu Reeves in the lead?

An actor who has the dramatic range of your average teacup and couldn’t spell ‘cat’ if spotted the ‘c’ and ‘a.’

Sigh.

Hollywood will screw it up. Possibly beyond comprehension.

Jerry Pournelle has written a great number of books worth reading, in addition to his work with Mr. Niven. Good stuff, all.

Larry Niven has a new book out (in hardback) dealing with the early Puppeteer Migration titled ‘Fleet of Worlds.’ It is a good read.

http://www.amazon.com/Fleet-Worlds-Larry-Niven/dp/0765318253/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203456247&sr=1-1

I strongly recommend author Dan Simmons:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553283685/ref=pd_cp_b_0_img?pf_rd_p=317711001&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0747234825&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=04WPTM76DXHF0DAZ46F7

Read that and ‘Fall of Hyperion.’ Excellent stuff!