Re: [Marxism] Robert Heinlein: rightwing nutjob

[Einde O'Callaghan <einde@xxxxxx>]

David McDonald wrote:
>
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> Nevertheless, Podkayne of Mars is great stuff, The Door Into Summer a
> classic and Citizen of the Galaxy, wherein I met the concept of divorcing
> one's parents, won me to science fiction for decades. For general sci-fi
> swashbuckling Glory Road is great
Yes, I agree. Heinlein wrote some cracking good stories, but some others
were horrendous - both as stories and politically.

> If you want to read left wing science fiction, try Mother of Demons, Eric
> Flint, Baen Books, in print. Info at amazon.
I can highly recommend Ken Macleod and China Mieville. Macleod (a former
member of the British IMG) is more explicitly political, whereas
Mieville (a member of British SWP) has constructed a truly believable
but also incredibly alien world in "Perdido Station" and "The Scar".

I also enjoyed James P. Hogan's "Voyage from Yeateryear". He's also
written a few other interesting stories.

Einde O'Callaghan


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