tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post1808567379875524573..comments2024-03-28T18:59:57.979+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Poul Anderson's WorksKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-19052497639617604742015-05-19T15:15:33.558+01:002015-05-19T15:15:33.558+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Thanks for the nice mention of me! I...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Thanks for the nice mention of me! It was much appreciated.<br /><br />I agree with you, alas, in Asimov and Heinlein's later works declining in quality. I most ESPECIALLY regret that in Heinlein because he at least occasionally continued to come up with interesting ideas which should have made for fascinating books. The example I have most in mind beingi I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, a book with a wonderful premise ruined by Heinlein's wearisome obsession with sex. Of his later works I would recommend only, with some reservations, THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS.<br /><br />You have to go to Heinlein's pre STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND books to find works showing him at his best as a writer. One example I happened to recently cite, in another context, being DOUBLE STAR.<br /><br />And I will try to say something only positive about Asimov here. I recently cited his short "Blind Alley" as one example of him being able to write something interesting set in his Galactic Empire stories.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com