Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sunybcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!amd!dual!sunybcs!lazarus From: lazarus@sunybcs.UUCP (Daniel G. Winkowski) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: misc. topics old and new Message-ID: <1143@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 12:49:59 EST Article-I.D.: sunybcs.1143 Posted: Tue Feb 12 12:49:59 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 20:20:57 EST References: <565@topaz.ARPA> Organization: State University of New York @ Buffalo,NY Lines: 33 > Now, some fresh topics to (hopefully) spark further discussion: > > SECRET SOCIETY BOOKS: > I particularly enjoy SF books involving a group of either > humans or aliens who have been observing and manipulating > humanity throughout history. (As a matter of fact, I am in > the process of writing one right now.) These usually take > the form of someone stumbling across a secret society of > mentally, physically, or technologically advanced humans, or > perhaps being recruited by them. I am *not* interested in > books which aren't written as fiction (unless they are > *exceptionally* interesting); many of the "Lost Continent" > or "UFO" type books try to pass themselves off as works of > non-fiction to be taken seriously. Any pointers to such SF > (!) books would be appreciated (Warning: if you use your > real name, watch out for strangers in black limousines for > the next few months!). > I recall a particular series (trilogy?) of the 'sercret society' genre, this was/is the Illuminatti (sp?) series. I only got through 1 and 1/2 of the books since I started becoming parinoid! I believe the writers were Anton Wilson and Robert Sheckly, though my mind is rather fogy on this since once I put the books down I never wanted to hear about them again. They were real good, so good I did not dare go anywhere without looking over my shoulders! -- -------------- Today we live in the future, Tomorrow we'll live for the moment, But, pray we never live in the past. -------------- Daniel G. Winkowski @ SUNY Buffalo Computer Science (716-636-2879) UUCP: ..![bbncca,decvax,dual,rocksanne,watmath]!sunybcs!lazarus