9 Billion Names; 1 Pretty Dress

2026-02-09 18:27

From blog Bleu Avenue

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9 Billion Names; 1 Pretty Dress

"[He] lifted his eyes to heaven. (There is always a last time for everything.) Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out." The Nine Billion Names of God . Arthur C. Clark. The first time I read a vintage Sci-Fi novel I was sixteen, working as the manager of the book department in a quirky little fandom shop, and the genre came at the recommendation of boy I was desperate to impress. I began with Dandelion Wine and The Illustrated Man both by Ray Bradbury and followed those up with Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. The boy was never impressed with me and that relationship went no where, but my love affair with classic science fiction endures...

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