tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post9084686498809410131..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Spy Killer - L. Ron HubbardJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-5246934373273932152013-08-18T15:34:34.120-05:002013-08-18T15:34:34.120-05:00Before they were used, someone bought them new.
H...Before they were used, someone bought them new.<br /><br />Hubbard joined Parsons--sponged off of him, actually--and they practiced witchcraft, often drugging women for their orgies. Hubbard repaid Parsons by stealing his girlfriend and entering into a bigamous marriage with her. S-F fans and authors have plenty of good reasons for their low opinions of the bum.<br />Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-19028495217992325382013-08-16T20:50:51.660-05:002013-08-16T20:50:51.660-05:00Several years ago I read Strange Angel, about John...Several years ago I read Strange Angel, about John Whiteside Parsons, that had several chapters exploring his relationship with L. Ron Hubbard and their "dabbling" with magic and the teachings of Aleister Crowley. Also of the science fiction community's somewhat low opinion of Hubbard's behavior at the time. Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890931403701897892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-61613072502173756842013-08-16T19:11:30.372-05:002013-08-16T19:11:30.372-05:00Cap'n Bob: That's what used copies are for...Cap'n Bob: That's what used copies are for. Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-90716245870411930652013-08-16T19:05:25.073-05:002013-08-16T19:05:25.073-05:00I urge people not to buy this. The profits go to t...I urge people not to buy this. The profits go to the cult he established. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-48576410807510928952013-08-16T07:58:32.922-05:002013-08-16T07:58:32.922-05:00Walker,
Hubbard's pulp stuff is all I'm in...Walker,<br />Hubbard's pulp stuff is all I'm interested in. I wouldn't even attempt to read those doorstopper SF novels. They're just too long for me these days.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-66480075166391989542013-08-16T07:17:16.721-05:002013-08-16T07:17:16.721-05:00Because of the SF novels recently written by Hubba...Because of the SF novels recently written by Hubbard that have appeared over the past 20 or so years, he has been often criticized as being a hack, etc. However I'm really not sure that he wrote these novels and there is a good chance they were ghost written. <br /><br />On the other hand, some of his pulp fiction is quite well done. In addition to the westerns he did some fine work for UNKNOWN WORLDS like FEAR and TYPEWRITER IN THE SKY. In ASTOUNDING I think FINAL BLACKOUT to be outstanding.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com