[TML] Strange societys

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 3/3/08 5:41 PM, "Jeff Zeitlin" <jzeitlin at spamcop.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:23:59 -0800, you wrote:
> 
>> I ran a D&D game based on the same subject years and years ago. They
>> were on a O'Neil Torus - so we had wilderness and stuff even. The
>> computers had gone bonkers, and split into several personalities, and
>> expected worship in return for good weather and such.
> 
> At which point I feel somewhat compelled to point you at John Varley's
> 'Gaia' trilogy - three books, _Titan_, _Wizard_, and _Demon_.

Ooh, good call!  Kind of the reverse.  Starts as SF exploration, becomes
practically fantasy (centaurs, angels, etc.).

Plus the amazing chart about the sexual arrangements of the centaurs.  ;)