seeyouinescrow wrote:...but IMHO, nothing comes close to Battlefield Earth by L.Ron Hubbard
faro wrote:seeyouinescrow wrote:...but IMHO, nothing comes close to Battlefield Earth by L.Ron Hubbard*g*. The longest book I've read in one sitting. Got to half way, then just kept going... Fun ^^
improvstone wrote:Regardless of whether it is good or not I refuse to read anything that nut job created
faro wrote:You'll not be reading any vanVogt, either, since he rather blindly supported said "nut job" for many years?etc., etc.Heh. If anything, Battlefield Earth was the best indication of how much LRH's newfound "science" managed to change him from a decent pulp writer... into a decent pulp writer.Few things can debunk an individual's "aura of mystique" as much as their own written word.
IMDB wrote:The original plans called for a sequel to be produced, which would be based on second half of the novel by L. Ron Hubbard. These plans were scrapped due to the poor critical and public reaction to this film.
guerret wrote:My favorite writer is Margaret Weis, whom I am proud to have known personally.My first choice would be the Dragonlance Chronicles, written with Tracy Hickman. But maybe I'm just affectionate. Margaret also wrote Star of the Guardians, a galactic fantasy (Ã la Star Wars, let's say - NOT science fiction) saga (no Hickman here). That's her masterpiece. Very few people have read this saga, but I recommend it to everyone.After that, I'd place Harry Turtledove's Invasion. A great idea at the basis (aliens invading Earth in the middle of World War II), but also greatly developed.I'd ban Terry Brooks from bookstores.
seeyouinescrow wrote:bbarsh's recent movie topic inspired me to do this one...hopefully it hasn't been done before...