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   From: mstemper@walkabout.empros.com   
      
   In article , Deadly Ernest  writes:   
   >On Sep 27, 11:13=A0pm, "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)"    
   wrote:   
   >> Robin Sullivan wrote:   
      
   >> > So I recently joined a SF/Fantasy Group and of course they talk about   
   >> > him a lot. It is obvious he has a major influence on the genre -   
      
   >> There are quite a few major influences which are declining in   
   >> readership. One of my favorite authors, E.E. "Doc" Smith, was one of the   
   >> most influential authors in the field, but he's now an acquired taste   
   >> for most people, and a lot of people aren't going to bother to acquire it=   
      
   >I'd have to disagree with your comment about the influence that EE   
   >'Doc' Smith had on the genre, especially on people like Robert   
   >Heinlein.   
      
   Just out of curiousity, have you ever read Heinlein's essay on Doc,   
   in which he discusses how big of an influence he considered Doc --   
   both on the genre and on himself?   
      
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