tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1700718987181601807..comments2024-03-28T18:47:26.087-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Imagine Magazine: Issue #29James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85995223412233016412021-01-28T09:47:02.420-05:002021-01-28T09:47:02.420-05:00Battlefield Earth sticks in my mind to this day as...Battlefield Earth sticks in my mind to this day as the worst SciFi book I had ever read (err...started reading).squeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975523149573452984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-29937871021650618262021-01-27T08:06:18.559-05:002021-01-27T08:06:18.559-05:00Largely the same experience (right down to being 1...Largely the same experience (right down to being 16) although I didn't really love BE, just thought it was okay - it didn't compare very well to Smith's Lensmen and Skylark books, which I'd read the year before. Mission Earth was a definite letdown, and to me they felt like a very bad attempt at imitating Laumer's Retief stories, at least in overall theme.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89417865295627589442021-01-27T08:01:56.299-05:002021-01-27T08:01:56.299-05:00They're regrettably hard to come by last I loo...They're regrettably hard to come by last I looked, but there have been a few reprints (of varying quality) over the years, mostly by fan-driven efforts. Definitely worth getting if you get the chance, they're pretty remarkable examples of how you can take random inspirations (sf book cover art, mostly) and stitch together a coherent setting and timeline around the disparate elements. Useful and inspirational for gamemasters.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48300493323867370592021-01-26T19:10:20.019-05:002021-01-26T19:10:20.019-05:00I am well aware this makes me a Philistine but at ...I am well aware this makes me a Philistine but at the tender age of 16 I read the heck out of Battlefield Earth and thoroughly enjoyed it. Was incredibly disappointed by the following Mission Earth, though.Kevin J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12822203839411266747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46844008678987205512021-01-26T13:49:42.837-05:002021-01-26T13:49:42.837-05:00I had forgotten that. Hmmm.I had forgotten that. Hmmm.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77756628119036433012021-01-26T13:35:50.131-05:002021-01-26T13:35:50.131-05:00No accounting for taste? There may be... Neil'...No accounting for taste? There may be... Neil's dad was the head of the church of scientology in the UK!nostromo74https://www.blogger.com/profile/08799693972407986742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88580053519834028872021-01-26T11:36:37.924-05:002021-01-26T11:36:37.924-05:00Thanks for that information. The Terran Trade Auth...Thanks for that information. The Terran Trade Authority books are a huge hole in my education.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27141697262476278342021-01-26T11:06:35.134-05:002021-01-26T11:06:35.134-05:00All magazines have up and down quality over time. ...All magazines have up and down quality over time. I like these reviews you've done.Alec Semicognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507482266305964982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76470641909707349482021-01-26T10:25:51.720-05:002021-01-26T10:25:51.720-05:00Last first, I'm nostalgic about a lot of media...Last first, I'm nostalgic about a lot of media works from eras before I was even born, eg pulp scifi and noir detective stories - so yes, pining for something you missed out on certainly is a Thing that happens.<br /><br />First last, the cover art there was originally from one of the Hooded Swan scifi novels by Brian Stableford:<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_Swan<br /><br />At least in my circles, the design would be immediately recognized as an Interstellar Queen-class passenger liner from the Terran Trade Authority series, which is probably better known than either the Hooded Swan novels or Imagine these days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terran_Trade_AuthorityDick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.com