tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post4897340977010363889..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Red Lightning -- John Varleymybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-47403072219758879372008-02-26T10:53:00.000-06:002008-02-26T10:53:00.000-06:00Thanks for the heads up on the new one.Thanks for the heads up on the new one.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-59556243525845388392008-02-26T10:29:00.000-06:002008-02-26T10:29:00.000-06:00Loved both of these books by Varley, and the third...Loved both of these books by Varley, and the third (Rolling Thunder) is due out in march.<BR/><BR/>Varley's Steel Beach also has a big Heinlein influence in it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434005455253030741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-337448695659503522008-02-24T12:37:00.000-06:002008-02-24T12:37:00.000-06:00i dont know whats inside but the cover sure kicks ...i dont know whats inside but the cover sure kicks butt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-79012094526633375092008-02-24T07:25:00.000-06:002008-02-24T07:25:00.000-06:00I like Scalzi's work, Randy. And like Todd, I fou...I like Scalzi's work, Randy. And like Todd, I found Varley's Gaia sequence off-putting. In fact, I never finished the first book.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-28042786305956340612008-02-24T03:31:00.000-06:002008-02-24T03:31:00.000-06:00One of the new generation of writers who admit to ...One of the new generation of writers who admit to being influenced by Heinlein is John Scalzi.You've mentioned him before. If you haven't read Old Man's War and the succeeding volumes yet, I would highly recommend them. They're fun and we're both closer to enlistment age than we'd probably like to admit.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-18086905263337206292008-02-24T00:54:00.000-06:002008-02-24T00:54:00.000-06:00John Varley and Spider Robinson are the primary hi...John Varley and Spider Robinson are the primary hippy-generation Heinlein literary-children. However, Robinson managed to absorb even more traditional rightwing prejudices than RAH himself did...thus, I tend to find Varley more fun to read, though the Gaia sequence put me off his novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-85276684070216743292008-02-23T21:08:00.000-06:002008-02-23T21:08:00.000-06:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who liked it.I'm glad I'm not the only one who liked it.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-25370856631609074882008-02-23T11:36:00.000-06:002008-02-23T11:36:00.000-06:00Thoroughly enjoyed both. As a long time Heinlein f...Thoroughly enjoyed both. As a long time Heinlein fan(my first SF was Tunnel In The Sky), I, too, caught those influences. For me, that's not a bad thing.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.com