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"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]" wrote:
> Sasha Rowan wrote:

>> Which Heinleins would you all recommend for a 12 yo boy that has read all
>> the Harry Dresden books? I have only read a couple of RAH, and so am not
>> familiar with them.

> Both the books mentioned as favorites above -- 'The Star Beast' and 'Have
> Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. Any of his "young juveniles", though some are
> better than others.

Don't forget the short stories that RAH produced. My favorite of all his
writings was the short story "Requium" which is written around the Robert
Lewis Stevenson's poem of that name. If the boy hasn't developed an
appreciation for poetry this story, which links the poem to rocket ships,
might help.

Warning: the opening (and only the opening) has a rather racist tone to it,
although it's probably a legitimate description of midwest America
(specifically, Butler, Missouri) when the story was first published in 1940.


> The original 'Podkayne of Mars' had Podkayne dying at the end. Publisher
> objected, so the first published version has her surviving. You might want
> to check which version he reads, depending on how you feel about that.

I've read Podkayne only once, and that when it was first published as a
serial (in Galaxy?). For whatever reason it never appealed to me, but
despite that negative impression I'll admit that I could forgive RAH a lot
for a groaner of a joke he wrote into it: the story contains a throwaway
line in a scene on Venus, in which there is a passing reference to the
"Tannhäuser Hilton in Venusburg."

Joe Morris
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Joe Morris wrote:
> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]" wrote:
>
>> Sasha Rowan wrote:
>
>>> Which Heinleins would you all recommend for a 12 yo boy that
>>> has read all the Harry Dresden books? I have only read a
>>> couple of RAH, and so am not familiar with them.
>
>> Both the books mentioned as favorites above -- 'The Star Beast'
>> and 'Have Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. Any of his "young
>> juveniles", though some are better than others.
>
> Don't forget the short stories that RAH produced. My favorite of
> all his writings was the short story "Requium" which is written
> around the Robert Lewis Stevenson's poem of that name. If the boy
> hasn't developed an appreciation for poetry this story, which links
> the poem to rocket ships, might help.
>
> Warning: the opening (and only the opening) has a rather racist
> tone to it, although it's probably a legitimate description of
> midwest America (specifically, Butler, Missouri) when the story was
> first published in 1940.

I didn't forget the short stories -- at least not that they existed.
I looked at my big fat book of RAH short stories and thought, "Now,
wait, were all of those juvie-ok, or were some not?" Errrrrr...

>> The original 'Podkayne of Mars' had Podkayne dying at the end.
>> Publisher objected, so the first published version has her
>> surviving. You might want to check which version he reads,
>> depending on how you feel about that.
>
> I've read Podkayne only once, and that when it was first published
> as a serial (in Galaxy?). For whatever reason it never appealed to
> me, but despite that negative impression I'll admit that I could
> forgive RAH a lot for a groaner of a joke he wrote into it: the
> story contains a throwaway line in a scene on Venus, in which there
> is a passing reference to the "Tannhäuser Hilton in Venusburg."

It's not my favorite, either, in spite of being one of the only (?
few?) juveniles with a female protaganist. But I've heard that some
folks like it a lot.

(Rusty German. Don't get joke. :< )

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"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
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> Sasha Rowan wrote:
>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
>> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> <snip - RAH>
>>>>Discovered his stuff at my high school library and enjoyed it very much.
>>>>Own a copy of most of it and have re-read several times. I 'specially
>>>>like "The Star Beast" if that's the correct title for the one I want.
>>>>The one where the princess has been away from home raising "John
>>>>Thomases".
>>>
>>>You've hit on my RAH reading algorithm -- if it was in a library when I
>>>was looking at RAH books, I've read it. Otherwise, maybe not. :>
>>>
>>>My favorite, currently, is 'Have Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. (Why did my
>>>brain keep thinking 'The Stars My Destination'? That's entirely the
>>>wrong author!) When I was younger, I liked 'Friday' best.
>>
>> Which Heinleins would you all recommend for a 12 yo boy that has read all
>> the Harry Dresden books? I have only read a couple of RAH, and so am not
>> familiar with them.
>
> Both the books mentioned as favorites above -- 'The Star Beast' and 'Have
> Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. Any of his "young juveniles", though some are
> better than others.
>
> There is a nice list (with plot summaries for the concerned mommy) here:
> http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1872/juvie.htm
>
> The original 'Podkayne of Mars' had Podkayne dying at the end. Publisher
> objected, so the first published version has her surviving. You might want
> to check which version he reads, depending on how you feel about that.
>
> 12 years old? *Not* "Friday". Let him find that on his own when he's a
> bit older, and hide it from you like a sensible kid.


Thanks. Not reallyconcerned but looking for something that he would find
interesting. Like I said he has read all the Harry Dresden novels as well
as watched Buffy, Angel, and Firefly. He reacts to the romantic scenes like
most kids do to scary stuff. So he'll fast forward through anything like
that. But being 12 he still sees the world in black and white. We're
working on recognizing gray areas.

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Sasha Rowan wrote:

> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>
>>Sasha Rowan wrote:
<snip - RAH>
>>>Which Heinleins would you all recommend for a 12 yo boy that has read all
>>>the Harry Dresden books? I have only read a couple of RAH, and so am not
>>>familiar with them.
>>
>>Both the books mentioned as favorites above -- 'The Star Beast' and 'Have
>>Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. Any of his "young juveniles", though some are
>>better than others.
>>
>>There is a nice list (with plot summaries for the concerned mommy) here:
>>http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1872/juvie.htm
>>
>>The original 'Podkayne of Mars' had Podkayne dying at the end. Publisher
>>objected, so the first published version has her surviving. You might want
>>to check which version he reads, depending on how you feel about that.
>>
>>12 years old? *Not* "Friday". Let him find that on his own when he's a
>>bit older, and hide it from you like a sensible kid.
>
> Thanks. Not reallyconcerned but looking for something that he would find
> interesting. Like I said he has read all the Harry Dresden novels as well
> as watched Buffy, Angel, and Firefly. He reacts to the romantic scenes like
> most kids do to scary stuff. So he'll fast forward through anything like
> that. But being 12 he still sees the world in black and white. We're
> working on recognizing gray areas.

I admit, the Harry Dresdens stymied me. Does 'Friday' have more grey
areas than the Dresden books? Tough call... but I think the grey
areas in 'Friday' are those most likely to confuse a 12 year old boy
about boy-girl stuff. Let him wait, and get confused in the usual
fashion. (Although, gosh, the Buffy and Spike 'romance' would
generate about the same kind of confusion. Maybe he fast-forwarded
through all that.)

You could try him on some Rex Stout mysteries starring Nero Wolfe. My
brother liked those when he wasn't much older than 12, and there is
almost no romance in them. They are good enough that I like them now!

There are also the usual recommendations that I'm sure this group will
offer -- Diane Duane's Wizards novels, Lloyd Alexander, Terry
Pratchett's works (Johnny and the Dead, A Hat Full of Sky), Anne
McCaffrey's less romantic works (Dragonsinger trilogy), Asimov's 'I,
Robot'... Something else will occur to me right after I hit 'send', I
know it.

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Sasha Rowan wrote:
> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:WOqdnb2L049mwQbVnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>> Sasha Rowan wrote:
>>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
>>> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> <snip - RAH>
>>>>> Discovered his stuff at my high school library and enjoyed it very much.
>>>>> Own a copy of most of it and have re-read several times. I 'specially
>>>>> like "The Star Beast" if that's the correct title for the one I want.
>>>>> The one where the princess has been away from home raising "John
>>>>> Thomases".
>>>> You've hit on my RAH reading algorithm -- if it was in a library when I
>>>> was looking at RAH books, I've read it. Otherwise, maybe not. :>
>>>>
>>>> My favorite, currently, is 'Have Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. (Why did my
>>>> brain keep thinking 'The Stars My Destination'? That's entirely the
>>>> wrong author!) When I was younger, I liked 'Friday' best.
>>> Which Heinleins would you all recommend for a 12 yo boy that has read all
>>> the Harry Dresden books? I have only read a couple of RAH, and so am not
>>> familiar with them.
>> Both the books mentioned as favorites above -- 'The Star Beast' and 'Have
>> Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. Any of his "young juveniles", though some are
>> better than others.
>>
>> There is a nice list (with plot summaries for the concerned mommy) here:
>> http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1872/juvie.htm
>>
>> The original 'Podkayne of Mars' had Podkayne dying at the end. Publisher
>> objected, so the first published version has her surviving. You might want
>> to check which version he reads, depending on how you feel about that.
>>
>> 12 years old? *Not* "Friday". Let him find that on his own when he's a
>> bit older, and hide it from you like a sensible kid.
>
>
> Thanks. Not reallyconcerned but looking for something that he would find
> interesting. Like I said he has read all the Harry Dresden novels as well
> as watched Buffy, Angel, and Firefly. He reacts to the romantic scenes like
> most kids do to scary stuff. So he'll fast forward through anything like
> that. But being 12 he still sees the world in black and white. We're
> working on recognizing gray areas.
>
> Sasha

I would also highly recommend 'The Star Beast' -- also 'The Rolling
Stones' and 'Time for the Stars'. If he's reasonably mature for a 12
year old, 'Tunnel In The Sky' is a personal favorite.
'Starman Jones', 'Red Planet' and 'Rocketship Galileo' might be a bit
outdated but are still good.
Later, go for 'Have Spacesuit -- Will Travel' and 'Citizen of the
Galaxy'. Even later, get 'Double Star' and 'Starship Trooper'.
I'm sure I'm missing some of the juvies, but I'm too lazy to go Googling
right at the minute.

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Bookwyrm wrote:
> Sasha Rowan wrote:
>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
>> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:WOqdnb2L049mwQbVnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>>> Sasha Rowan wrote:
>>>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
>>>> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> <snip - RAH>
>>>>>> Discovered his stuff at my high school library and enjoyed it very
>>>>>> much. Own a copy of most of it and have re-read several times. I
>>>>>> 'specially like "The Star Beast" if that's the correct title for
>>>>>> the one I want. The one where the princess has been away from home
>>>>>> raising "John Thomases".
>>>>> You've hit on my RAH reading algorithm -- if it was in a library
>>>>> when I was looking at RAH books, I've read it. Otherwise, maybe
>>>>> not. :>
>>>>>
>>>>> My favorite, currently, is 'Have Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. (Why
>>>>> did my brain keep thinking 'The Stars My Destination'? That's
>>>>> entirely the wrong author!) When I was younger, I liked 'Friday'
>>>>> best.
>>>> Which Heinleins would you all recommend for a 12 yo boy that has
>>>> read all the Harry Dresden books? I have only read a couple of RAH,
>>>> and so am not familiar with them.
>>> Both the books mentioned as favorites above -- 'The Star Beast' and
>>> 'Have Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. Any of his "young juveniles",
>>> though some are better than others.
>>>
>>> There is a nice list (with plot summaries for the concerned mommy) here:
>>> http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1872/juvie.htm
>>>
>>> The original 'Podkayne of Mars' had Podkayne dying at the end.
>>> Publisher objected, so the first published version has her surviving.
>>> You might want to check which version he reads, depending on how you
>>> feel about that.
>>>
>>> 12 years old? *Not* "Friday". Let him find that on his own when
>>> he's a bit older, and hide it from you like a sensible kid.
>>
>>
>> Thanks. Not reallyconcerned but looking for something that he would
>> find interesting. Like I said he has read all the Harry Dresden
>> novels as well as watched Buffy, Angel, and Firefly. He reacts to the
>> romantic scenes like most kids do to scary stuff. So he'll fast
>> forward through anything like that. But being 12 he still sees the
>> world in black and white. We're working on recognizing gray areas.
>>
>> Sasha
>
> I would also highly recommend 'The Star Beast' -- also 'The Rolling
> Stones' and 'Time for the Stars'. If he's reasonably mature for a 12
> year old, 'Tunnel In The Sky' is a personal favorite.
> 'Starman Jones', 'Red Planet' and 'Rocketship Galileo' might be a bit
> outdated but are still good.
> Later, go for 'Have Spacesuit -- Will Travel' and 'Citizen of the
> Galaxy'. Even later, get 'Double Star' and 'Starship Trooper'.
> I'm sure I'm missing some of the juvies, but I'm too lazy to go Googling
> right at the minute.
>
> 'wyrm

Those are all great suggestions of course. I'm just trying to remember
for sure without digging things out.....Red Planet *is* the one with
Willis isn't it?

I'd forgotten about Tunnel in the Sky.....I loved that one!

One thing, if he reads Starship Troopers and then wants to see the movie
by the same name....advise him *strongly* that they are not at all the
same and if he expects the story from the book, he will be vastly
disappointed.

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Ree wrote:

<snip - RAH>
> One thing, if he reads Starship Troopers and then wants to see the movie
> by the same name....advise him *strongly* that they are not at all the
> same and if he expects the story from the book, he will be vastly
> disappointed.

He'll be vastly disappointed no matter what he expects or doesn't
expect. Unless he's looking for a movie to use as psychological
torture on an enemy.

Dreadful movie.

sigh.

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Sasha Rowan wrote:

< Cyber Snippage has taken place. >

>
> Which Heinleins would you all recommend for a 12 yo boy that has
read
> all the Harry Dresden books? I have only read a couple of RAH, and
> so am not familiar with them.
>
> Sasha


Well, as a 12 year old, I read and enjoyed :

Starship Troupers
Farmer In The Sky
Time For The Stars
Between Planets

These four were my introduction to RAH and led to Assignment In
Eternity, Star Beast, Moon Is A Hard Mistress and many others. The
Green Hills Of Earth is a good place to start on the Short Stories.

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"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]" wrote:
> Joe Morris wrote:

>> I've read Podkayne only once, and that when it was first published
>> as a serial (in Galaxy?). For whatever reason it never appealed to
>> me, but despite that negative impression I'll admit that I could
>> forgive RAH a lot for a groaner of a joke he wrote into it: the
>> story contains a throwaway line in a scene on Venus, in which there
>> is a passing reference to the "Tannhäuser Hilton in Venusburg."

> It's not my favorite, either, in spite of being one of the only (? few?)
> juveniles with a female protaganist. But I've heard that some folks like
> it a lot.
>
> (Rusty German. Don't get joke. :< )

It's not a pun; think of Wagner's operas. Or Google for "Venusburg Music".

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> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>> Sasha Rowan wrote:
>>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
>>> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> <snip - RAH>
>>>>>Discovered his stuff at my high school library and enjoyed it very
>>>>>much. Own a copy of most of it and have re-read several times. I
>>>>>'specially like "The Star Beast" if that's the correct title for the
>>>>>one I want. The one where the princess has been away from home raising
>>>>>"John Thomases".
>>>>
>>>>You've hit on my RAH reading algorithm -- if it was in a library when I
>>>>was looking at RAH books, I've read it. Otherwise, maybe not. :>
>>>>
>>>>My favorite, currently, is 'Have Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. (Why did my
>>>>brain keep thinking 'The Stars My Destination'? That's entirely the
>>>>wrong author!) When I was younger, I liked 'Friday' best.
>>>
>>> Which Heinleins would you all recommend for a 12 yo boy that has read
>>> all the Harry Dresden books? I have only read a couple of RAH, and so
>>> am not familiar with them.
>>
>> Both the books mentioned as favorites above -- 'The Star Beast' and 'Have
>> Spacesuit -- Will Travel'. Any of his "young juveniles", though some are
>> better than others.
>>
>> There is a nice list (with plot summaries for the concerned mommy) here:
>> http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/1872/juvie.htm
>>
>> The original 'Podkayne of Mars' had Podkayne dying at the end. Publisher
>> objected, so the first published version has her surviving. You might
>> want to check which version he reads, depending on how you feel about
>> that.
>>
>> 12 years old? *Not* "Friday". Let him find that on his own when he's a
>> bit older, and hide it from you like a sensible kid.
>
>
> Thanks. Not reallyconcerned but looking for something that he would find
> interesting. Like I said he has read all the Harry Dresden novels as well
> as watched Buffy, Angel, and Firefly. He reacts to the romantic scenes
> like most kids do to scary stuff. So he'll fast forward through anything
> like that. But being 12 he still sees the world in black and white.
> We're working on recognizing gray areas.
>
> Sasha
>
if one includes 'mysteries...I could suggest Earl Stanley Gardner(Perry
Mason) and Isaac Asimov 'Black Widowers' series.
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> m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>> Anne Elizabeth Baldwin wrote:
>>> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>> Rhino7 wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>>> Back when I used to follow the Heinlein newsgroup ... <wink>
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a definite schism in the fan base: Early Stuff and Later
>>>>> Stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> I actually enjoy all of it, and re-read a lot of the "later stuff"
>>>>> even though Heinlein himself said his stuff was worth reading (maybe)
>>>>> once. I think he'd be mightily amused at the battles between the
>>>>> Early and Later fans.
>> <snip>
>>
>>>> I happen to like both. At least, I did the last time I read any. It
>>>> has been a while -- so much to read, so little time.
>>>
>>> Actually, Dad has all his books, and I think he's re-read them all.
>>> He just prefers the early ones, and likes to complain about the drop in
>>> quality. {Smile}
>>
>> Wow. I don't even think I've read them all once. I mean to. Sooner or
>> later. And your father has read them all twice?
>>
>
> Only twice???

No, of course he hasn't read them only twice. Knowing Dad, I'm sure he's
read the Heinleins he wasn't as fond of more often than that! {REALLY BIG
GRIN}

> Huh. I've read various RAH stories anywhere from twice to 5-6-7 times
> maybe.

That sounds more likely. Well, maybe as an average. I wouldn't be at all
surprised if he read the stories he likes more than that, and the ones he
didn't as much less. {BIG SMILE}

> Juvies, early stuff, late stuff...
> Of course, he's the one who hooked me on SF when I was probably about 12
> years old.

I don't know how long Dad has been reading Heinlein. Certainly longer
than I've been alive, but he's forty years older than me, so that covers a
bit of a time-span. {Smile}

> I think I have all (or almost all) of his output in paperback here.

{glance behind me} Ditto. Dad's paperback collection is directly behind
me, and there's quite a few Heinleins in it. {SMILE}


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> On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:10:11 -0500, Bookwyrm <Bookwyrm RemoveThis @comcast.net>
> wrote:
>>m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>>> Anne Elizabeth Baldwin wrote:
>>>> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>>> Rhino7 wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>>>>> Back when I used to follow the Heinlein newsgroup ... <wink>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a definite schism in the fan base: Early Stuff and Later
>>>>>> Stuff.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I actually enjoy all of it, and re-read a lot of the "later stuff"
>>>>>> even though Heinlein himself said his stuff was worth reading
>>>>>> (maybe) once. I think he'd be mightily amused at the battles between
>>>>>> the Early and Later fans.
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>>> I happen to like both. At least, I did the last time I read any. It
>>>>> has been a while -- so much to read, so little time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Actually, Dad has all his books, and I think he's re-read them all.
>>>> He just prefers the early ones, and likes to complain about the drop
>>>> in quality. {Smile}
>>>
>>> Wow. I don't even think I've read them all once. I mean to. Sooner
>>> or
>>> later. And your father has read them all twice?
>>>
>>
>>Only twice???
>>Huh. I've read various RAH stories anywhere from twice to 5-6-7 times
>>maybe.
>>Juvies, early stuff, late stuff...
>>Of course, he's the one who hooked me on SF when I was probably about 12
>>years old.
>>I think I have all (or almost all) of his output in paperback here.
>>
>>'wyrm
>
> Yeah, my thought was 'only twice?', too!

Mine was "You mean Dad? Of course not!" {REALLY BIG GRIN, wink}

> I'm another one who enjoys
> pretty much everything Heinlein wrote and have pretty much all of it
> here, some of it in hardcover even! I even like the 'expanded'
> versions of things like Stranger although some scenes are better with
> tighter editing. I've included a couple of the Juveniles, and even
> tried The Moon is A Harsh Mistress in the girls' Night Time reading
> schedule and they have really enjoyed it.

> Space Family Stone was one of my favourite books when I was 11 or 12.
> It was one of the books that me hooked on the whole SF thing.

I'll keep an eye out for that one then. I think I need have to check out
Dad's collection again myself. {Smile}


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> Bookwyrm wrote:
>> m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>>> Anne Elizabeth Baldwin wrote:
>>>> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>>> Rhino7 wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>>>>> Back when I used to follow the Heinlein newsgroup ... <wink>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a definite schism in the fan base: Early Stuff and Later
>>>>>> Stuff.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I actually enjoy all of it, and re-read a lot of the "later stuff"
>>>>>> even though Heinlein himself said his stuff was worth reading
>>>>>> (maybe) once. I think he'd be mightily amused at the battles between
>>>>>> the Early and Later fans.
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>>> I happen to like both. At least, I did the last time I read any. It
>>>>> has been a while -- so much to read, so little time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Actually, Dad has all his books, and I think he's re-read them all.
>>>> He just prefers the early ones, and likes to complain about the drop
>>>> in quality. {Smile}
>>>
>>> Wow. I don't even think I've read them all once. I mean to. Sooner
>>> or later. And your father has read them all twice?
>>>
>>
>> Only twice???
>> Huh. I've read various RAH stories anywhere from twice to 5-6-7 times
>> maybe.
>> Juvies, early stuff, late stuff...
>> Of course, he's the one who hooked me on SF when I was probably about 12
>> years old.
>> I think I have all (or almost all) of his output in paperback here.
>>
>> 'wyrm
>
> Discovered his stuff at my high school library and enjoyed it very much.
> Own a copy of most of it and have re-read several times. I 'specially
> like "The Star Beast" if that's the correct title for the one I want. The
> one where the princess has been away from home raising "John Thomases".
>
> Ree

{GRIN} That's my favorite. I LOVED that ending! {REALLY BIG GRIN} Of
course the "family pet" had it's own opinion on raising pets. Especially
"John Thomases." {REALLY BIG GRIN}


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