John Loring's Lost Science Fiction Stories

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kcghost

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May 6, 2011
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Some years ago I read some science fiction short stories that the legendary John Loring wrote. Yes, the same John Loring who wrote extensively on Dunhill pipes and tobaccos. These stories were set 50,000 years in the future. The Galaxy was ruled by a benevolent Emperor who was a fanatical pipe smoker (as are most of the main characters in this series of stories. While never the centerpiece of the stories, which usually figured around some crime or high level espionage, pipes and tobacco were a real major part of the flavor of these stories. Anybody Know what happened to these stories??
I emailed the Loring Estate and they had never heard of them.

 

lawdogspipes

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May 19, 2010
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I did not know John wrote any fiction like that...but I do know a pipester named John Seiler sure did.
Here is a link to his site...scroll down for the Emperor's stories...may not be the same one you remember...but pretty cool anyway.
http://mysite.verizon.net/seilerjp/

 

bentmike

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Jan 25, 2012
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Hey thanks for the link lawdog. I've bookmarked the site and will check out the stories. Looks interesting.

 
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