![]() ![]() “The 2nd Platoon sends its regards!” And with that, he jammed down the “fire” button on the gun and set to work. “Hello, boys!” Harvey said in a big, booming voice. The other Obin in the room looked up while Harvey’s victim pinwheeled to the ground, then turned their multiple eyes toward the doorway, Harvey, and the hovercraft with its big gun poking right into the room. The Obin had enough time for a surprised squawk before the hovercraft’s gun struck it square in the chest, punching backward like it was a toy on a string, hurling down nearly the entire length of the hall. You fought the good fight, but you lost, and I’m through.” Maybe the world will last our time and, if not, there’s nothing that can be done anyway. In a play about Joan of Arc, he said, ‘Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.’ I’m no god and I’ll contend no longer. This 1982 novel (The Gods Themselves) is an example of his lackluster writing during the second part of his science fiction career. A German dramatist of three centuries ago. ![]()
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