tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post251575447843034854..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Skyrocket Steele - Ron GoulartJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-34029548481608832272013-07-06T03:20:19.925-05:002013-07-06T03:20:19.925-05:00Like Richard I recognized Goulart on the Tekwar bo...Like Richard I recognized Goulart on the Tekwar books immediately. It was "nice" of Shatner to give him thanks later on in the series. Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-84356994389878794752013-07-05T14:39:04.028-05:002013-07-05T14:39:04.028-05:00Ron was one of the first writers I met in this bus...Ron was one of the first writers I met in this business at BCon 4 in Boston in 1973. Very helpful. Years later I read the first Tekwar book "written" by William Shatner and I KNEW it was written by Ron. I saw him at a cocktail party and asked, "What's it like writing with Shatner?" He asked, "How did you know?"<br /><br /> I LOVED the John Easy books.<br /><br />RJRRJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534166025889599640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-87047806483555364312013-07-05T12:26:04.744-05:002013-07-05T12:26:04.744-05:00Goulart was having some fun with "Steele"...Goulart was having some fun with "Steele" character names about then, with his "Steele Wyoming" stories as well. A man whose consistency and prolificity probably have hurt him more than helped, since unlike, say, Wodehouse, he hasn't developed sufficient audience to keep at least a good chunk of his work before the public...and people might well confuse one novel for another, by packaging alone (Did I read this one?)...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-75256914668637238152013-07-05T12:23:14.799-05:002013-07-05T12:23:14.799-05:00Pulphouse had a 1990 edition, and Wildside Press p...Pulphouse had a 1990 edition, and Wildside Press put out an edition in 2011. <br /><br />I think this is Goulart's best book.Tossernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-64666261887761722142013-07-05T09:19:19.424-05:002013-07-05T09:19:19.424-05:00I've read some Goulart but not this one. I did...I've read some Goulart but not this one. I didn't know it existed.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-17394950318633446512013-07-05T07:06:18.857-05:002013-07-05T07:06:18.857-05:00It's available at Amazon.com for the Kindle fo...It's available at Amazon.com for the Kindle for $2.99.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12168568381694506602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-14222404268083557202013-07-05T06:35:18.258-05:002013-07-05T06:35:18.258-05:00I read this when it came out and remember really e...I read this when it came out and remember really enjoying it. may be be time for a reread. Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.com