Re: Lynn's six star list in February 2024

On 2/21/24 8:36 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> 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/
> 

Thanks - it seems like it should work for me, and I've thought about it 
several times over the years, BUT the thing that always stops me is that 
I'm pretty much Heinlein-blind (sad for me). I like TMIAHM; and SIASL & 
TDIS are...okay; and I haven't/won't read any of the others. Since Red 
Thunder is often portrayed as Varley doing a Heinlein juvie, that kinda 
stops me.

Tony