Hallgren.pa@Xerox.ARPA (05/29/85)
From: Hallgren.pa@Xerox.ARPA Space Opera Defined: The Helmsman by Bil Baldwin. Mini-Review: Though it was previously mentioned in SFLovers, I think this book deserves a plug for being a perfect example of Space Opera; lots of action, and enough of the rest of what makes sf sf. I found it very enjoyable. So will readers of C. S. Foresters' Hornblower books, and E. E. Smiths work. But to say the least, the author has a long way to go to rank anywhere near those two. I guess I like it bewcause it creates a universe that appeals very much to me: an Empire against the Nazis. Cover art actually does represent a scene, but misses by a mile. Ignore it and buy the book. I want to read more of this about this guy. The author may improve with some encouragement, as Donaldson did. Clark H.