tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post5162497722939667712..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Stepsons of Terra - Robert SilverbergJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-28015966912644197552011-04-10T20:08:18.125-05:002011-04-10T20:08:18.125-05:00The Jerome Bixby collection is a very good idea......The Jerome Bixby collection is a very good idea...pairing the Leiber YOU'RE ALL ALONE with the liquid monster story, maybe less so. (Naming which stories are in the Bixby and Walton collections would also be a Very Good Idea.)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-83877354186962919262011-04-09T15:36:46.928-05:002011-04-09T15:36:46.928-05:00Those Armchair Fiction volumes look great. I'...Those Armchair Fiction volumes look great. I'll have to try some of them.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-84910873324167512732011-04-09T12:55:38.086-05:002011-04-09T12:55:38.086-05:00The folks over at armchair fiction (part of sinist...The folks over at armchair fiction (part of sinister cinema) have recently done a nice job with their first wave of ace double style SF novels. Very fun, fast reads. Check them out at www.airchairfiction.com or on amazon.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358819333788042102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-84581216241836522332011-04-08T15:28:37.801-05:002011-04-08T15:28:37.801-05:00HAWKSBILL STATION, the novel version, was the firs...HAWKSBILL STATION, the novel version, was the first Silverberg novel I read, and probably the first Silverberg fiction after "Ishmael in Love"...so, as you can see, I started with the mature Silverberg...<br /><br />Lan Wright was a British writer who was mostly active in the '50s and early '60s, and seemed to give up altogether by the latter '60s.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-45522933245708471052011-04-08T14:18:48.223-05:002011-04-08T14:18:48.223-05:00Walker,
I have Silverberg's HAWKSBILL STATION ...Walker,<br />I have Silverberg's HAWKSBILL STATION coming up from the era you mention.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-53300816892917807122011-04-08T14:18:04.742-05:002011-04-08T14:18:04.742-05:00Rick,
The flip side is A MAN CALLED DESTINY by Lan...Rick,<br />The flip side is A MAN CALLED DESTINY by Lan Wright, which I haven't read. Maybe one of these days. I don't think I've ever even heard of Lan Wright.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-52797705249397483962011-04-08T12:37:01.869-05:002011-04-08T12:37:01.869-05:00I think I read this one back in the day, but even ...I think I read this one back in the day, but even with your description I can't recall it. What's on the flip side?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-9071519939354648402011-04-08T12:34:58.570-05:002011-04-08T12:34:58.570-05:00PLANET STORIES is reprinting several early Silverb...PLANET STORIES is reprinting several early Silverberg SF novels.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-43360387318865365232011-04-08T11:18:47.950-05:002011-04-08T11:18:47.950-05:00What an astonishing career Silverberg has had. Lik...What an astonishing career Silverberg has had. Like you, James, I still reread his work from various periods and his Ace Doubles are among my favorites. I'm really looking forward to the volumes Planet Stories is doing of his collected action adventure stories.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-45768901729885362712011-04-08T09:11:39.090-05:002011-04-08T09:11:39.090-05:00I used to buy all the Ace Doubles and for that mat...I used to buy all the Ace Doubles and for that matter, all the SF back in the 1950's. Then it was possible to read and buy everything that was coming out. <br /><br />As good as early Silverberg was, he went on to become one of the very best SF writers during the 1964-1976 period. His work for GALAXY was excellent and among the best SF ever written for the magazine market.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-12463110372173369032011-04-08T08:34:12.925-05:002011-04-08T08:34:12.925-05:00Yes, just like I like 'em. Somehow I've m...Yes, just like I like 'em. Somehow I've missed this one.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-85560113058541137732011-04-08T08:02:06.343-05:002011-04-08T08:02:06.343-05:00Thanks for the reminder, James, that there was a t...Thanks for the reminder, James, that there was a time when Science Fiction was fun to read. There are times when it still is, but not as often as it used to be. This is my kind of book, that's for sure.Steve Lewishttp://www.mysteryfile.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-48009032541027073982011-04-08T06:55:56.892-05:002011-04-08T06:55:56.892-05:00I loved the Ace Doubles when I was a kid, particul...I loved the Ace Doubles when I was a kid, particularly the ones by Silverberg and Calvin M. Knox (als Silverberg). He could sure tell a good story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com