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

On 9/17/2025 3:08 PM, William Hyde wrote:
> Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> Lynn’s six star list (or top ten list) in August 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
>>
>> Somebody told me that these are a bunch of young men's adventure 
>> stories.  Being an old man, I liked that.
> 
> A gentleman on Youtube has put out three short videos on what are in his 
> opinion the best and second best books not to get a Hugo, Nebula, or 
> Locus nomination from 1960-89,
> 
> As no less than five of these books are by Alan Dean Foster, you might 
> have similar taste.  Harry Harrison is another favourite.
> 
> I find the list interesting. It is by no means a new wave list, but nor 
> is it a sad puppies list.  I quite agree with him on some of these 
> underappreciated books - he mentions John Brunner's "The Long Result", 
> which I have talked about here, as well as "Greybeard".  And even where 
> I don't agree, he's usually citing a book I liked.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tACdYWOC9OA
> 
> William Hyde

I did not see any Alan Dean Foster books on this list.

Thanks,
Lynn