On a related note

[james_davis_nicoll]

What should go on a Top Ten "In retrospect, what the hell were we thinking" list of once-popular SF?

Comments

Um. Here's a WTF for me.

[jamesenge.livejournal.com]

Hm. I know people hate Heinlein for political reasons, and because of the suffering he inflicted on innocent readers in his later career (say, from I Will Fear No Spankings onward). But do people really not get why things like the Future History, Double Star, etc. are still in print, generations after they first saw the light? Hint: it has nothing to do with Randism.

Re: Um. Here's a WTF for me.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

The nice thing about Heinlein is the wide variety of political stances he took over his life time, allowing people of all walks to disagree with him about something.