LRC.HJJH@UTEXAS-20.ARPA (02/16/84)
^^^^^^^^^^^^ Non-Lensman or Skylark Books by Doc Smith ^^^^^^^^^^^^
In addition to the Lensman and Skylark series, Smith had three
"singletons": SUBSPACE EXPLORERS
SPACEHOUNDS OF IPC
THE GALAXY PRIMES
The "Family D'Alembert" series, by Smith "with Steve Goldin" are,
with the exception of the 1st, IMPERIAL STARS, all by Goldin.
Fairly recently, (?David A.) Kyle, an old-timer fan and friend of
Smith has been writing continuations of the Lensmen series, each
featuring a different one of the non-human 2nd Stage Lensmen.
The Goldin and Kyle books are not well regarded, but if you've read
the "pure quill" stuff so often you practically know it by heart,
yet your appetite for more is insatiable, the imitations ARE better
than nothing at all.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hubbard's Earlier Books ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Somebody was asking about L. Ron Hubbard's novels (novellas?
novelettes?) and collections from about 30 years ago--
THE KINGSLAYER aka SEVEN STEPS TO THE ARBITER
DEATH'S DEPUTY (with the above as FROM DEATH TO THE STARS)
FEAR
TYPEWRITER IN THE SKY
THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE
FINAL BLACKOUT
RETURN TO TOMORROW
SLAVES OF SLEEP
TRITON
OLE DOC METHUSELAH
Whether they're "good" or not I can't say. I especially like SF-
medicals, so grabbed up that last one but found it so inadequate in
comparison with not only much more recent ones by White and Nourse,
but also its nearer contemporaries, Leinster's "Med Service" series,
that I can't offer much hope. It was so bad that if Hubbard's
recent book is even half-way good, I'd go along with the folks who
doubt that he wrote it.
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