tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211129077653388496.post5996355472154139201..comments2024-03-27T16:14:16.982-04:00Comments on Comics, old time radio and other cool stuff: Deep Space and Martian DesertsTim DeForesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196984835550136464noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211129077653388496.post-66668654691372651312015-07-17T04:51:38.450-04:002015-07-17T04:51:38.450-04:00Good news for Gary and others: most of the Tom C...Good news for Gary and others: most of the Tom Corbett novels are available for free download on the net http://manybooks.net/series/16.htmlMike Hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522315110855123413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211129077653388496.post-18643874748616930912014-01-05T16:27:57.781-05:002014-01-05T16:27:57.781-05:00Gary--Yes, YA science fiction novels were once cal...Gary--Yes, YA science fiction novels were once called "Juveniles." If you enjoy Heinlein's juveniles, then you will probably enjoy the Tom Corbett novels quite a lot. <br /><br />I liked Ender's Game, but I agree that the older SF has a different--and I think fresher--feel to it than most modern SF. There is a joy and a sense of wonder to them that seems to have largely been lost. Maybe many readers have gotten too used to going into space vicariously via science fiction and it no longer seems like such a big deal to them.<br /><br />Of course, all this begs the question: Who would win a fight between Buster Crabbe's Flash Gordon and William Shatner's Captain Kirk?Tim DeForesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196984835550136464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211129077653388496.post-62550614579757983452014-01-05T11:56:47.305-05:002014-01-05T11:56:47.305-05:00I've long heard of Tom Corbett but knew next t...I've long heard of Tom Corbett but knew next to nothing about him, so I appreciated your crash course. Great images, too. I'm almost thinking of peeking into eBay to see if I can get a Corbett book because from your description I think I would enjoy it. Young adult science-fiction is tricky--HAVE SPACESUIT, WILL TRAVEL by Heinlein is my favorite of the genre (once called "juveniles," right?). I recently caved to pressure and read Orson Scott Card's ENDER'S GAME and was underwhelmed. I couldn't see why it's considered a modern classic of YA SF. Maybe it's because at heart "my" science fiction is of an earlier age--Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and the original STAR TREK series. Maybe I'll add Tom Corbett to the list thanks to you. ~ Gary in OmahaGary R. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811008380554433446noreply@blogger.com