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   John F. Eldredge to Bill Swears   
   Re: Asking for name of a 1960s SF book   
   28 Nov 09 21:08:50   
   
   From: john@jfeldredge.com   
      
   On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:04:13 -0900, Bill Swears wrote:   
      
   > liberal wrote:   
   >> I'm trying to recall a book I read as a kid in the 60s. I thought the   
   >> title was "Space Opera" but the Vance novel isn't the right one.   
   >>   
   >> The identifying details I can offer is the name Cruishank is a main   
   >> character last name and the star Sirus is a factor. It was a comedic   
   >> novel.   
   > You might try rec.arts.sf.written, as *.misc doesn't really get a lot of   
   > traffic.  I'm afraid I don't recognize this one.   
   >   
   > Bill   
      
   I don't recognize it, either.  It may well have been part of the "space   
   opera" genre, as opposed to actually having the term "space opera" in the   
   title.   
      
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