OK, that's a definite yes, and have an MBP for an answer I didn't know - for some reason I've never been a Red Dwarf fan.
OK, one to go and no more Gerry Anderson, E.E. "Doc" Smith, Terminator or Red Dwarf answers. There's still a VERY famous example out there, which has been both written fiction and multiple films. Lots of others too!
Searching for shape changers?
Not sure if Barbapapa is the intended answer...
Is it SF? On the whole I'm inclined to say no, not really, since there doesn't seem to be a clear explanation of the character's origin that would support that. Unless someone knows better, of course. But he's a shapechanger all right, and I didn't specify that he had to be able to mimic a human, so I think it's a valid answer if it's SF. Anyone able to clarify this?
Searching for shape changers?
Not sure if Barbapapa is the intended answer...
Is it SF? On the whole I'm inclined to say no, not really, since there doesn't seem to be a clear explanation of the character's origin that would support that. Unless someone knows better, of course. But he's a shapechanger all right, and I didn't specify that he had to be able to mimic a human, so I think it's a valid answer if it's SF. Anyone able to clarify this?
Searching for shape changers?
Not sure if Barbapapa is the intended answer...
Is it SF? On the whole I'm inclined to say no, not really, since there doesn't seem to be a clear explanation of the character's origin that would support that. Unless someone knows better, of course. But he's a shapechanger all right, and I didn't specify that he had to be able to mimic a human, so I think it's a valid answer if it's SF. Anyone able to clarify this?
Oh my. That was not intentional.
And my knowlegde in this domain is limited - especially since most of the stories I enjoyed were in a different language.
Ok, let's try:
In what stories are souls from dead people a main issue?
I have even two of them in mind. And others may count if I get help on judging them...
Needless to say they need to be SF stories.
Let's go for the obvious one - Philip Jose Farmer's Riverworld series, in which the whole purpose of the Riverworld turns out to be to test the (artificial) souls of humanity and see if we are worthy to start making souls for new intelligent races.
Let's go for the obvious one - Philip Jose Farmer's Riverworld series, in which the whole purpose of the Riverworld turns out to be to test the (artificial) souls of humanity and see if we are worthy to start making souls for new intelligent races.
i suppose this depends on what you mean by soul...
In We are Legion by Dennis Taylor , the main character Robert Johansson is killed shortly after signing up to cryogenically have his head preserved. approx 200 years later he wakes up in essintially a computer. He is then made into a von nueman probe and sent to the stars . i wont ruin the story any more in case you havent read it . so far there are 4 books in the series.
Arthur: OK. Leave this to me. I'm British. I know how to queue.
OR i could go with
Arthur Dent: I always said there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe.
or simply
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i suppose this depends on what you mean by soul...
In We are Legion by Dennis Taylor , the main character Robert Johansson is killed shortly after signing up to cryogenically have his head preserved. approx 200 years later he wakes up in essintially a computer. He is then made into a von nueman probe and sent to the stars . i wont ruin the story any more in case you havent read it . so far there are 4 books in the series.
Sounds like an interesting read slso. That's it then.
Congratulations, you got the point and I have something to do.
i suppose this depends on what you mean by soul...
In We are Legion by Dennis Taylor , the main character Robert Johansson is killed shortly after signing up to cryogenically have his head preserved. approx 200 years later he wakes up in essintially a computer. He is then made into a von nueman probe and sent to the stars . i wont ruin the story any more in case you havent read it . so far there are 4 books in the series.
Sounds like an interesting read slso. That's it then.
Congratulations, you got the point and I have something to do.
The chalice is yours.
Do I have to disclose what I had thought of?
I think it's voluntary - you can if you like, but nobody will complain if you don't, since you might want to use it for another question some time.
Arthur: OK. Leave this to me. I'm British. I know how to queue.
OR i could go with
Arthur Dent: I always said there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe.
or simply
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At a wild guess (not having read the book in a VERY long time) I'll try Heinlein's Orphans of the Sky. though I've a feeling it's not the right answer.
