bwayne64
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Thanks. Hope you find it. I've asked in forums every few years, but haven't had any luck so far. Starting to think I dreamed it, lol.
Help to find a book.
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Joseph C. Brown
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Stanislaw Lem wrote "The Futurological Congress"; it's a potential maybe as it is listed as a 149-pg novella. And, it was published in 1971. Penguin Books did it as a 129-pg paperback in their "Classics" series. And many of the sci-fi anthology collection books from that time period would feature one or two novellas, so.... ?
From various synopsis on the web, it ticks many of the memory points you described.
From various synopsis on the web, it ticks many of the memory points you described.
bwayne64
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Looks like an interesting story, but unfortunately not the one. The story I remember was set in a suburban setting. Picket fences and cook outs. No politics or war going on. And definitely no all girl orchestra strip tease, ; )
The Futurological Congress - Wikipedia
Joseph C. Brown
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bwayne64
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They're definitely looking for the same story. Small world.
bwayne64
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You found it ! Strange I skimmed through it and it's so different from what I remember, except for the ending. I really think I dreamed about this book, and added a bunch of stuff, lol. Oh well, almost 40 year mystery solved. Thanks to everyone who replied. Glad that's over. It was like an earworm for the brain, ;
Here's the story on Internet Archive. Starts on page 31.
Fantastic v11n12 (1962 12) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Fantastic v11n12 (1962 12)
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And here's the book I had. All I remembered about it was it was Blue, lol. Now seeing it again, I should have remembered the cocoon. Oh well, at least I know it was real, and not just a glitch in the Matrix, ; )
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Joseph C. Brown
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Yay! A victory!
I treasure those alot these days
Seriously, I've been helped by so many folks over the years, I do enjoy helping out in return!
I treasure those alot these days
Seriously, I've been helped by so many folks over the years, I do enjoy helping out in return!
bwayne64
Master Member
Yea man, I sure appreciate it. It's horrible to have something bouncing around in your gourd like that. I need to rebuy the book, and see if there really were any other good stories in it. Thanks again !Yay! A victory!
I treasure those alot these days
Seriously, I've been helped by so many folks over the years, I do enjoy helping out in return!
Joseph C. Brown
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Keith Laumer also created the Bolo series and the awesome Reteif series and wrote Galactic Odyssey and the mind-blowing Dinosaur Beach, so yeah, the dude could write!
Awesome!!! Glad to see you got one solved. Now I just have to find that other book someone asked me about...
bwayne64
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Yeah, it's so aggravating to have something on the tip of your brain and you can't figure it out. Old hard drives, ; )
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