Hi Dave,

On Tue 2037-May-12 07:14, Dave Drum (1:124/311) wrote to Richard Webb:

 DD> It's space opera - good guys, bad guys, good beats evil, etc.
 DD> Westerns for outer space.

 RW> Agreed, just not as well done as the masters.  YOu really
 RW> want to get into some great flash bang space opera try
doc
 RW> SMith.  The LEnsman series, the Skylark series, etc.  NOw
 RW> there was a lot of flashbang for ya .

DD> I have sampled Doc Smith ... and could not seem to enjoy it. On the
DD> other hand I thoroughly enjoy David Drake, Eric Flint, David Weber,
DD> et al - the new Grand Masters of military fiction in outer space.
THink I've rread something of DRake and WEber
A lot of the old classic sci fi was brailled by Iowa library for the blind,
but library of congress doesn't keep up as
well with the genre.

edmund Hamilton was some good sci fi in that genre also.

Regards,
           Richard
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