NOTE FROM DAVE:

What would happen to the first lines of
classic novels if we based them
in our favorite SF universes?

The Top 10 Classic
Literary Lines Gone SF

10> In the beginning Gene created Kirk and Spock.

9> It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single Ferengi in possession of a good amount of gold-pressed latinum, must be in want of female companionship.

8> Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of Arcturus Prime!

7> I was born in the year 2132, in the metropolis of York, of a good family, though not of that planet, my father being a foreigner of Bremen Prime, who exited first from the hull.

6> I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed, taken over, possessed, dragging themselves through the pod-people streets at dawn, looking for someone not yet implanted.

5> Anakin was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.

4> Once upon a time there were four little Jedis, and their names were Obi, Ani, Qui-gon and Yoda.

3> Once more into the wormhole, dear friends, once more, or close the singularity with our Federation dead!

2> Scarlett O’Hara was not human, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the crew of the Enterprise was.

and the Number 1 Classic Literary Line Gone SF…

1> It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was next week. It was last year. Since the dial broke on the time machine, we never knew.

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Credits:

Selected from 29 submissions from 9 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Bruce Kane, Bentonville, AR — 1
Mark David, Redwood City, CA — 2
Guy Payne, Birmingham, AL — 3, 6, 8 (Hat trick!)
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 4
Peter Heltzer, Buffalo Grove, IL — 5
G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa — 7
Ryan Garcia, Austin, TX — 9
Randy Travis, Wichita Falls, TX — 10
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — Topic
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator