Re: Lynn's six star list in February 2024

On 2/3/2024 6:32 AM, Tony Nance wrote:
> On 2/1/24 4:30 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> Lynn’s six star list (or top ten list) in February 2024:
>>
>> 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” by Lois McMaster Bujold
>> 6. “Jumper” 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 Carreia
>>
>> Lynn
> 
> I've read these, and enjoyed all of them, except the Cline
> 1. “Mutineer’s Moon” by David Weber
> 3. “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress” by Robert Heinlein
> 5. “Shards Of Honor” by Lois McMaster Bujold
> 9. “The Tar-Aiym Krang” by Alan Dean Foster
> 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
> 25. "The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells
> 27. "Agent Of Change" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
> 28. "Monster Hunter International" by Larry Correia
> 
> And I will probably read these someday
> 6. “Jumper” by Steven Gould
> 8. “Emergence” by David Palmer
> 12. “Footfall” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
> 13. “Lucifer’s Hammer” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
> 
> And I am unlikely to read the rest.
> - Tony

Try 23. “Red Thunder” by John Varley.  It has an immense suspension of 
disbelief for the new energy device and the rest is a serious look at 
what will happen if we ever get past the energy requirement to get out 
of the gravity well.  One gravity to Mars and back becomes a week long 
vacation.  BTW, Varley is a serious Heinlein disciple, almost as much as 
Jo Walton.
    https://www.amazon.com/Red-Thunder-Lightning-Novel/dp/0441011624/

Lynn