Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site baylor.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!shell!neuro1!baylor!peter From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: What to do when the aliens arrive. Message-ID: <439@baylor.UUCP> Date: Sat, 17-Aug-85 10:34:42 EDT Article-I.D.: baylor.439 Posted: Sat Aug 17 10:34:42 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 01:28:20 EDT References: <3291@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Organization: The Power Elite, Houston, TX Lines: 28 > That fate would likely await us also. Their culture would undoubtedly be > much different from ours, and their technology would be suited to their > culture. For us to thus take advantage of their advanced goodies, a > dramatic cultural upheaval would be required. I'd put up with that to get our hands on the technology. Whether we get it from them or develop it ourselves we'd end up with the same rearrangement of our society (ever hear of "future shock"? It's just as real as "culture shock"), so why not do without the waiting period? So what if we end up with a society like theirs? Chances are we would have anyway. I want to visit Beta Lyrae and I'm not going to hang around long enough for us to develop a stardrive. > Does anyone know of any Sci-fi that deals with this issue? Most I've read > runs along these lines; > > > 1) The E.T. type- benevolent cuddly aliens > 2) The Childhood's End type- powerful saviors > 3) War of the Worlds type- violent encounters > 4) The Janissaries- slavers Well, in this case it's the humans coming from space, but how about Tanith Lee's new book? Also, "High Yeild Bondage" by someone I misremember... and Niven's "Leshy circuit" stories. -- Peter da Silva (the mad Australian werewolf) UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076