tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post1886220267033326173..comments2024-03-19T07:27:06.216-04:00Comments on VOTARIES OF HORROR: A is for Ambivalent Anderson: Repost from First A-Z List UpdatedKatherine Woodburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364517253667798449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-90568691461218479822023-08-22T10:23:17.122-04:002023-08-22T10:23:17.122-04:00I actually consider Anderson a very talented and d...I actually consider Anderson a very talented and dependable writer. More so than the Big Three (Heinlein, Asimov, and Clarke). I have not read Day of the Return though so I cannot comment on that and it is possible that's a dud. <br /><br />I have not read The High Crusade but most people seem to like it. About Anderson and feudalism, his novella No Truce With Kings has a message that feudalism is more natural than centralized authority. (He goes out of his way to portray that there are good people on both sides on the conflict, though.)Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-33173366510258263662009-03-19T13:04:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:04:00.000-04:00OK, well...My daughter has been reading a lot of G...OK, well...<BR/><BR/>My daughter has been reading a lot of Georgette Heyer lately. I'm not sure - she reads your blog, so maybe you even put her on to Heyer?<BR/><BR/>While we're in "H", Heinlein's Starship Troopers and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress are interesting. The movie made from the former was horrid beyond belief - the screenwriter should be shot.<BR/><BR/>Leif Enger's Peace Like a River is superb. I haven't gotten to his more recent novel, though.<BR/><BR/>Hope that makes up for Clancy. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-9111959819087881082009-03-14T15:27:00.000-04:002009-03-14T15:27:00.000-04:00And I am sticking to fiction! Perhaps, after this,...And I am sticking to fiction! Perhaps, after this, which may take awhile, I'll do fiction by Dewey Decimal number :)Kate Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276977170991272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-55255702081504836692009-03-14T15:18:00.000-04:002009-03-14T15:18:00.000-04:00Thanks for the suggestions!! I'm already a huge Ag...Thanks for the suggestions!! I'm already a <B>huge</B> Agatha Christie fan, and Clancy falls into the "I've been exposed" category. (I read most of <I>Hunt for Red October</I> when the movie came out. I love the movie--I wasn't too crazy about the book. That might be one of those gal/guy things.) However, the others are definite possibilities. I should check out Salvatore. He's one of those writers I see around and think, I should try him but then never do!Kate Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276977170991272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-25812860360168252022009-03-13T17:48:00.000-04:002009-03-13T17:48:00.000-04:00I'm assuming you mean fiction, particularly no...I'm assuming you mean fiction, particularly novels... Not knowing all of what or whom you've read it's rather difficult, but I'll give it a shot. Four of these are genre writers and two are more novel factories than authors by now, but their earlier work might fit what you're aiming for.<BR/><BR/>Clancy, Tom - one of the earlier books (Hunt for Red October or Cardinal of the Kremlin)<BR/><BR/>or...<BR/>Christie, Agatha<BR/><BR/>Ishiguro, Kazuo - I would find it hard to believe you've not read any of his work, but I don't recall seeing it referenced. Of course, I haven't read all your blog posts & comments, either...<BR/><BR/>Karon, Jan - Home in Mitford series. The earlier books in the series are the better ones. Kind of like a TV series that ran a few seasons longer than it should have.<BR/><BR/>Salvatore, R. A. - Writes a fantasy series that start out good but peter out by the time you get to the 5th or 6th book. Sells lots of 'em, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-14862685325792178682009-03-10T15:30:00.000-04:002009-03-10T15:30:00.000-04:00I'm choosing as I go! "B" is for Balzac--I finishe...I'm choosing as I go! "B" is for Balzac--I finished one novella out of a book of ten and decided to read another one: I guess I like him better than Anderson. (I'm not going to read all the novellas though.)<BR/><BR/>If you have any suggestions for C through Z, send them along! I'm selecting authors that I haven't read or been exposed to (for instance, I passed on Maeve Binchy for "B"--I haven't read Binchy, but I once read the book jacket of one of her books). I'm also sort of going for authors that I've wondered about--Anderson because he is a science-fiction writer; Balzac because he's one of <B>those</B> writers that people refer to in profound dramas.Kate Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276977170991272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-31842933624073984482009-03-10T15:06:00.000-04:002009-03-10T15:06:00.000-04:00List the upcoming authors and get really bad advic...List the upcoming authors and get really bad advice on which books to read.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450897654318345683noreply@blogger.com