Sci-Fi readers, need your help...

[gregebowman]

In finding a book, or maybe a trilogy of books. About 20 years ago, I remember seeing on a newstand a book in which a modern day army squadron or battalion went back in time to save the Alamo. I wish I had bought the book at the time, but for whatever reason, I didn't. I don't recall the exact title or author, but it seems that I saw another similar book a few years later. So it may have been a series. If anyone recalls such a book, please let me know the title and author so I can finally purchase this book.

[ December 11, 2003, 17:29: Message edited by: gregebowman ]

[spoon]

Google says:

"Remember the Alamo!" Here's the amazon listing:
amazon

[spoon]

double post!

[ December 11, 2003, 17:42: Message edited by: spoon ]

[geoschmo]

Hehe, I was looking. Didn't find it, but I found a humerous little time travel short story.

http://www.chessedinburgh.fsnet.co.uk/chandler/34.htm

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by spoon:
Google says:

"Remember the Alamo!" Here's the amazon listing:
amazon

Thanks, Spoon. I'll try looking for it in some of the used book stores around here.

[SamuraiProgrammer]

Good work guys!

How about this...

A novel by John Brunner about a talaented computer programmer gone anti-establishment. I read part of it as a teen & have never been able to remember the title or recognize the book when looking at John Brunner titles.

Thanks In Advance

[Cipher7071]

That's not much to go on Samurai, but you may be thinking of "Stand on Zanzibar."

[CNCRaymond]

As a kid I once read a short story about a robot who's human had a heart attack and it used a screw driver behind the ear to shut down the human then dissassembled it, repaired the damage and then reassembled it. But when it attempted to turn on the human, it did not function.

I think it might have been in one of those Azimov sci-fi book things.

[Geckomlis]

Originally posted by SamuraiProgrammer:
Good work guys!

How about this...

A novel by John Brunner about a talaented computer programmer gone anti-establishment. I read part of it as a teen & have never been able to remember the title or recognize the book when looking at John Brunner titles.

Thanks In Advance

The novel you are looking for is Shockwave Rider. It has been out of print for a long time (1976?). Many credit it as a precursor to cyberpunk.

[SamuraiProgrammer]

Thanks Geckomlis,

I will try to track it down.

I got a copy of stand on zanzibar recently and could not 'get into it'. I don't think that is what I am looking for. But thanks anyway. I will check to be sure.