Beyond the blue horizon

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1. exidyApr 2023
   In a similar vein I can recommend Alexander Frater's "Beyond the Blue Horizon" [1] as he retraces the original flight path of Imperial Airways from London to Brisbane.

   Because it was written in the 80s, it's actually now two histories in one, first the story of Imperial airways he recounts, the second his experience travelling in the mid-80s, well before 9/11 and Covid.

   [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/509935.Beyond_the_Blue_H...

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2. brindyMar 2023
   Frederik Pohl had digital assistants in his 1970s Heechee Saga books (but mainly in Beyond the Blue Horizon and after). Not only that but they would emulate different personalities depending on the need, eg spitballing with Einstein. However Pohl was a lot less expositional; in his novels the technology existed and he didn’t feel the need to get meta about why or how. Much more accessible than Banks, in my humble opinion.
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