tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post3178723607303185101..comments2024-03-24T11:31:02.882-04:00Comments on Olman's Fifty: 6. Alas, Babylon by Pat FrankOlmanFeelyushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-63454789646830542182008-02-13T19:29:00.000-05:002008-02-13T19:29:00.000-05:00"A black family lives on his land and they are sho..."A black family lives on his land and they are shown to be the most resourceful because they have been kept at such a low level relative to the white society. They know how to fish, farm, get clean water from the aquafer, cook local flora and fauna."<BR/><BR/>This was the case, too, in Earth Abides. I think it was when Ish was on his trip across and back again.<BR/><BR/>I'm interested in this one, too, and will look for it...<BR/><BR/>I'm most interested in the Just After PA books because I'm using them as a guide for how things might go down, and how people will react. If SciFi authors can do a good job, as many have, predicting how the future of science and space will turn out, then I bet the PA authors will come close, too. The older I get, the more convinced I get that our generation will have to be as ready as we can be...WeSailFurtherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682759107915210686noreply@blogger.com