Comments | dryad_wombat: Help sought from SF fans!

dryad_wombat

Help sought from SF fans!

Oct 10, 2009 11:55

I am seeking the name of a novel by Sheri S. Tepper which describes children inheriting their parents debts and then being raided for organs, ultimately being reduced to a brain in a small black box with sensory apparatus and mechanical arms ( Read more... )

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sashajwolf October 10 2009, 13:05:13 UTC

This list suggests it may be Gibbon's Decline and Fall.

zotz October 10 2009, 16:29:12 UTC

Doesn't sound particularly like it from this review.

zotz October 10 2009, 16:39:32 UTC

Interesting that they make a distinction between fiction and science fiction in this case.

sparklielizard October 10 2009, 15:29:54 UTC

No idea, but I love Sheri S Tepper.. haven't read nearly enough of her books though! :-)

zotz October 10 2009, 16:43:48 UTC

If you can't find it, sticking a YASID request (Yet Another Story ID) up on rec.arts.sf.written is probably the fastest way to get an answer. Their response rate and speed are matters of pride.

dryad_wombat October 10 2009, 21:12:40 UTC

What an awesome resource! Thanks so much Graham :) I've posted to it.

dryad_wombat October 11 2009, 16:36:07 UTC

They're fantastic graham. Thank you :) Someone wrote back and mentioned _Sideshow_, and when I looked up the cover image I recognised it (ah, hooray for airbrush sf covers!)

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dryad_wombat October 11 2009, 16:28:23 UTC

You're fantastic Drew! Yep, Spares's huge for me. I've writtren one article on him, and am writing another now.

And I am sure you are right about Sideshow! I am so pleased. rec.arts.sf.written yielded Sideshow too, and as soon as I saw the cover image I recognised it.

You are all a fantastic resource!