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Old 11.13.2012, 08:47 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by Severian
Ok, I really don't want to sound prickish, but come on... Of course I've read Illuminatus. It's a great suggestion, but I guess I would rank it (along with "the Man in the High Castle," "the Difference Engine," and pretty much everything by Jules Verne and Wells) among the books that people should simply take for granted that long-time SF fans have read.

It's a great book, absolutely. If there's a Hitchhiker's guide for alt-history fans it's Illuminatus.

did not know obscurity was a factor here.

You'd be surprised how many scfi fans I run into have not read any RAW
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