New post - Revolt in 2100 by Robert A Heinlein

[SFFWorld]

This is the third collection of Robert A. Heinlein’s so-called Future History. The first was The Man Who Sold the Moon (reviewed here), the second was The Green Hills of Earth (reviewed here.) By this third book stories are being deliberately connected together into Heinlein’s loose timeline framework, which developed from a conversation with…

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[Windshadow]

I do enjoy your reviews of the works of the golden age masters. I think I might have enjoyed Coventry a bit more than you largely due to the part when the protagonist met Fadder; it reminded me of sections of the Beggar's Opera 1953 film version starring Lawrence Olivier which I had seen shortly before I read this book. Will you get a review copy of six six six? https://www.arcmanormagazines.com/six-six-six

 

[Hobbit]

I do enjoy your reviews of the works of the golden age masters.

As ever, thanks Windy. Currently on The Stars Like Dust by Isaac Asimov...

I think I might have enjoyed Coventry a bit more than you

I seem to remember Coventry more favourably than in my recent reread, strangely. First time around, not a hint of discontent... (Mind you, compared with my recent read of Methusulah's Children...! Review soon.)

Will you get a review copy of six six six?

Dunno. As a paid-up member of the Virginia Edition Owners Club, I have access to Archive stuff, and may have seen some of this already. (There's a lot of bits and pieces there.)

Not sure what RAH (or Ginny for that matter) would have made of this, though.

I am looking forward to seeing it myself, if only because Number of the Beast was such a mess IMO. RAH was quite ill at this point and (I get the impression) thoroughly cantankerous*. It seems that at this time that no-one could argue against him, including editors.

*I've never quite forgiven him for attacking his "friend" Arthur C Clarke around this time over the "Star Wars" weapons system debate. Typically Sir Arthur was OK about it, but from many accounts it was an unexpected and unprecedented attack.

 

[Windshadow]

I had a cousin of my parents generation who developed a strange form of dementia where he seemed to hate everyone and fight both verbally and with his fists almost every person he encountered. He had become unmanageable and was institutionalized as a result this was in the 70s and he was in his late 60s at the time. I should mention he was before this illness befell him a most kind and mild mannered man. When he died it was found the arteries in his neck were hugely narrowed restricting blood flow to his brain which showed signs of atrophy.
I relate this as it shows to me that a person can have a total change of personality that is completely beyond their control due to events of this sort.

 

[Hobbit]

I relate this as it shows to me that a person can have a total change of personality that is completely beyond their control due to events of this sort.

Understood. Having recently read the biography Astounding, though, I'm not entirely sure that this was a change in personality - there are signs of 'bullying' there in the early days as well - Asimov seemed to come off worst whilst working with RAH in Philadelphia in WW2, for example.

But it is complicated - at the same time RAH could show kindness and do great deeds, without fuss. The more I read about the man, the more confusing and complicated it seems to get.

M.