[OT] Legion of the Dammed W.Dietz

Ok trying to get back to gaming.

I've almost finished 'Legion of the Dammed' by William Dietz. Anyone else read
it? What do you think?

I'm finding the whole concept of Human minds strapped into machines quite
interesting. Most other similar stories have the cyborgs with human
intelligence very controlled and fearless. These are criminals and murder
victims given a second chance to make good.

Not sure on the ethics of giving an ex-criminal a cyborg body and bucket
loads of weaponry but there are some interesting parts showing that the human
intelligence part still needs some form of recreation to stop them going mad.
Rather than the usual cop out of just switching off the cyborg until it's
needed again.

Jeremey

> --- Germ <germ@germy.co.uk> wrote:

"Robocop 2" was a bit of a variant on this: drug addicted psycho brain in
armed and armored shell supposedly controlled by his addiction.

> Not sure on the ethics of giving an ex-criminal a cyborg body and

> > I'm finding the whole concept of Human minds strapped into

You'll want to read Saberhagen's story entitled something like "Wings
out of Shadow".   I cant think of a way to describe it that wouldn't
include a spoiler, so I'll just say "go read it".

> On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 01:36:08PM -0500, Laserlight wrote:

Wings Out Of Shadow is indeed the title. It's been in something like eleven
separate anthologies, so it shouldn't be too hard to find... I second LL's
recommendation. (Initial publication, Worlds of If Science
Fiction, Mar/Apr 1974.)

I especially love the ending.

Donald Hosford

> Roger Burton West wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 01:36:08PM -0500, Laserlight wrote: