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  • Re: (Tears) A Mirror For Observers by Edgar Pangborn

    From Lynn McGuire@lynnmcguire5@gmail.com to rec.arts.sf.written,alt.fan.heinlein on Wed May 6 14:17:34 2026
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    On 5/6/2026 2:55 AM, Charles Packer wrote:
    On Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:32:10 -0000 (UTC), James Nicoll wrote:

    A Mirror For Observers by Edgar Pangborn

    Aliens contend over the fate of a remarkable boy.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/be-my-mirror

    Manufacturing a messiah? Is there anything else in
    SF along these lines?

    "Stranger In A Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein.

    Lynn

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  • From Bobbie Sellers@bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com to rec.arts.sf.written,alt.fan.heinlein on Wed May 6 15:23:00 2026
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    On 5/6/26 12:17, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 5/6/2026 2:55 AM, Charles Packer wrote:
    On Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:32:10 -0000 (UTC), James Nicoll wrote:

    A Mirror For Observers by Edgar Pangborn

    Aliens contend over the fate of a remarkable boy.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/be-my-mirror

    Manufacturing a messiah? Is there anything else in
    SF along these lines?

    "Stranger In A Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein.

    Lynn

    Not manufacturing but obliterating a Messiah in 'Odd John'.
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  • From Lynn McGuire@lynnmcguire5@gmail.com to rec.arts.sf.written,alt.fan.heinlein on Wed May 6 17:32:00 2026
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    On 5/6/2026 5:23 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:


    On 5/6/26 12:17, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 5/6/2026 2:55 AM, Charles Packer wrote:
    On Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:32:10 -0000 (UTC), James Nicoll wrote:

    A Mirror For Observers by Edgar Pangborn

    Aliens contend over the fate of a remarkable boy.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/be-my-mirror

    Manufacturing a messiah? Is there anything else in
    SF along these lines?

    "Stranger In A Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein.

    Lynn

    -a-a-a-aNot manufacturing but obliterating a Messiah in 'Odd John'.

    Huh, I dont think that I ever read this book.
    https://www.amazon.com/Odd-John-Gollancz-Olaf-Stapledon/dp/0575072245

    Lynn

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