tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post3704268710859224025..comments2024-03-26T21:58:50.501-04:00Comments on MPorcius Fiction Log: Half Price Books' List of 100 SF Novels: 26-50MPorciushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-40581970397991641962022-08-19T20:01:00.576-04:002022-08-19T20:01:00.576-04:00Thanks! Thanks! MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-29985611325203401632022-08-19T16:34:13.180-04:002022-08-19T16:34:13.180-04:00Stephen Barnes is the 3rd author on Heorot, not Jo...Stephen Barnes is the 3rd author on Heorot, not John Barnes.Bill Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588255789050391156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-63415315255380552842013-12-17T17:31:19.349-05:002013-12-17T17:31:19.349-05:00I'm glad you enjoy my look at the list; I enjo...I'm glad you enjoy my look at the list; I enjoyed writing it.<br /><br />I'll keep <i>Crusade</i> in mind as the Weber to pick up. Turtles as villains, though? Turtles are adorable! Next you'll be telling me there's a movie about an army of penguins trying to take over New York City!MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-42941123785485308072013-12-17T14:30:39.366-05:002013-12-17T14:30:39.366-05:00Your list reactions continue to amuse non-stop. So...Your list reactions continue to amuse non-stop. Some of these choices really baffle me, especially Heinlein and Niven. I can think of several by both that I would put on here before the selected titles.<br />Re: Weber and Ringo, if you don't love manly, gun-toting, red blooded Americans and hate lily-livered liberals, you might not enjoy Ringo. I don't. Weber is a bit better and keeps his politics slightly more under his hat. I recommend starting with "Crusade," wherein fundamentalist turtles invade the Human Commonwealth. You'd probably know pretty quickly if it's your bag or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-80428745060250051882013-12-15T13:36:55.463-05:002013-12-15T13:36:55.463-05:00I live to engage!
As for female authors, I didn&#...I live to engage!<br /><br />As for female authors, I didn't make a count, but there are three LeGuin titles and two Butlers, and they are important SF writers, not just shoved on there to fulfill some diversity requirement. McCaffery and Gabaldon are popular, and they are there. So I'm not sure it is so bad. It would have been fun to see Leigh Brackett. I would have expected Mary Shelly's <i>Frankenstein</i>, but they must consider that "horror." <br /><br />Women like Kit Reed and Judith Merrill are missing, but so are men like Harlan Ellison and Fred Pohl. Obviously the list isn't based on "importance to the field" or "critical consensus." MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-72834136491068007332013-12-15T12:33:01.558-05:002013-12-15T12:33:01.558-05:00The distinct lack of female authors is incredibly ...The distinct lack of female authors is incredibly bothersome.... But then again, the majority of books are so incredibly average. I can't believe that a few good ones like Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg even sneak into the list!<br /><br />But yeah, even my 14 year-old self though Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov was dull and unremarkable. Faith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind is the most bloated fantasy crud possible... etc etc. Don't even feel like engaging with these types of lists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com