Re: Lynn’s six star list (or top ten list) in October 2025

On 10/12/25 19:35, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> Lynn’s six star list (or top ten list) in October 2025:
> 
> 1. “Mutineer’s Moon” by David Weber
> 2. “Citizen Of The Galaxy” by Robert Heinlein *
> 3. “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress” by Robert Heinlein *
> 4. “The Star Beast” by Robert Heinlein *
> 5. “Shards Of Honor” and "Barrayar" by Lois McMaster Bujold *
> 6. “Jumper”, "Reflex", "Impulse", and "Exo" by Steven Gould
> 7. “Dies The Fire” by S. M. Stirling *
> 8. “Emergence” by David Palmer
> 9. “The Tar-Aiym Krang” by Alan Dean Foster
> 10. “Under A Graveyard Sky” by John Ringo
> 11. “Live Free Or Die” by John Ringo
> 12. “Footfall” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle *
> 13. “Lucifer’s Hammer” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle *
> 14. “The Zero Stone” by Andre Norton
> 15. “Going Home” by A. American
> 16. “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card *
> 17. “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
> 18. “The Martian” by Andy Weir
> 19. “The Postman” by David Brin *
> 20. “We Are Legion” by Dennis E. Taylor
> 21. “Bitten” by Kelley Armstrong
> 22. “Moon Called” by Patrica Briggs	*
> 23. “Red Thunder” by John Varley
> 24. "Lightning" by Dean Koontz
> 25. "The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells
> 26. "Friday" by Robert Heinlein	*
> 27. "Agent Of Change" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
> 28. "Monster Hunter International" by Larry Correia
> 29. "Among Others" by Jo Walton
> 30. "Skinwalker" and "Blood Of The Earth" By Faith Hunter
> 31. "Time Enough For Love" by Robert Heinlein *
> 32. "Methuselah's Children" by Robert Heinlein  *
> 33. "When the Wind Blows", "The Lake House" by James Patterson
> 34. "A Soldier's Duty (Theirs Not to Reason Why)" by Jean Johnson
> 35. "Human by Choice" by Travis S. Taylor and Darrell Bain
> 36. "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
> 37. "Agent To The Stars" by John Scazi
> 38. "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi
> 39. "The Inheritance (Breach Wars)" by Ilona Andrews
> 40. "Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, 1)" by Ilona Andrews
> 41. "White Hot (Hidden Legacy, 2)" by Ilona Andrews
> 
> Somebody told me that these are a bunch of young men's adventure 
> stories.  Being an old man, I liked that.
> 
> Lynn

	I read those with an asterisk when much younger some in the magazine 
publications.  Sadly when Dune came out I was in a place where US magazines
were hard to come by.  In my late 30s and early 40s I was quite 
restricted in
my spending and stopped reading SF magazines except for special issues
which I would occassionally see at news stands here in SF.

	I am an old lady now and have a different viewpoint from my youth when
very  few SF stories gave women anything but a supporting role.

	bliss