The Right To Arm Bears by Gordon R. Dickson
wfzimmerman’s review: “The Dilbian stories are terrific Dickson, with an anthropological (and ursinological!) bent.”
Baen (2000), Mass Market Paperback, 448 pages
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Midnight at the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker
wfzimmerman’s review: “I’d like to have at least the first four volumes of this series, but just having the first book of this series doesn’t make much sense.”
Baen (2002), Mass Market Paperback, 448 pages
Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity (Federation of Man) by Christopher Anvil
wfzimmerman’s review: “It was easy to decide that the complete works of Christopher Anvil were a "must" for my collection. These were among my favorite stories in the 20-year run of ANALOG that my grandfather Zimmerman kept on his upstairs bookshelves. When I thought about it a bit more deeply, though, I realized that I never once talked with Granddaddy Z about our shared love of science fiction. He died in 1975, when I was 14, and I was scared of him! I wish I had a chance to talk about his ANALOG collection with him today.
For those who do not know, Anvil wrote great character-driven science fiction, where the character traits at issue were cleverness, resilience, and ingenuity. The message seems a bit dated, today, perhaps, but not so much … there will always be a place for the MacGyvers of the world!”
Baen (2006), Mass Market Paperback, 912 pages
tags: science fiction, collecting complete author works, sf
THE DETONATORS (Matt Helm, No 22) by Donald Hamilton
wfzimmerman’s review: “Re-reading this one for the first time in quite a while. I hate the cover, I don’t think Helm looks at all like this! I’m about a third of the way into the story … a bit cringe-inducing so far with the young, virginal female lead having a masochism complex. As I remember, things get quite a bit better later in the book when she gets over the complex and Helm meets an attractive older woman.”
Fawcett (1985), Mass Market Paperback, 345 pages
tags: collecting author’s complete works, espionage, thriller, Matt Helm
Too many “74s”
ARMED FORCES JOURNAL - A question of cost - June 2007
We cannot continue to perpetuate 29 models of ships, 16 surface-ship combat-system baselines and multiple configurations of shipboard hardware, such as 4,171 different pumps.
Later in the article, the admiral/author explains a plan for getitng down to six to ten different types of ship.
Technorati Tags: U.S. Navy, shipbuilding, Northrop
