From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdchema!bam Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Title: Re: Heinlein"s latest book Article-I.D.: sdchema.410 Posted: Mon Feb 7 22:55:41 1983 Received: Fri Feb 11 08:15:17 1983 References: mhuxi.1099 I was saddened by "The Number of The Beast". Heinlein did in fact seem senile especially toward the end. I guess he must have recovered from his CVA, "Friday" was a welcome return to the old (almost) Heinlein from yesteryear. He's still chasing young girls, but at least you can follow the story again. Bret Marquis UC San Diego