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

On 10/15/2025 6:26 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> 
> 
> 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

About half of my six star book have women as the main protagonist.  They 
are marked with a !.

Thanks,
Lynn