I started reading Arthur C. Clarke's novel Time's Eye the day before he died. The novel is set in the NWFP, and it is a world where Lahore has been blown up by a nuclear bomb (ouch!). Here's a page from the novel's beginning that reminded me of the recent US missile strikes inside Pakistan: […]
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Posted on July 23, 2007, 3:04 PM, by ReallyVirtual, under
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Yes I read it. No, it wasn’t anything exceptional, just a typical end to a boilerplate fantasy tale with all the right ingredients. No, I didn’t spot any genius in the writing. No, I don’t see what the fuss is all about. Yes, I feel that every blog post (this one included) that has nothing […]