OK, as a counter to my post about something you wanted to like but couldn’t get in to, what is something that you love and want to introduce to more people? (I nicknamed trying to get more people into your fandom as “fanpushing” a while back, hence the title)

For me, it’s the comic Saga. I love all the world building and the art, and how it’s continually setting up everything, but still manages to make we scream, “NO!” at everything happening because I’m so emotionally involved. I love the characters, the background, the invented languages (there’s a major one that is based on Esperanto), the tragedy of the star-crossed lovers and how things keep going even when that story meets its tragic ending because life goes on. It’s one of those gritty, crap sack world SF stories that focuses on the humanity (for lack of a better word) of the people in the world.

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    6 months ago

    I just read that Stranger In A Strange Land’s original 800 page version was recovered by Mrs. Heinlein and published in 1991 - I’ll have to go find a copy! It’s one of my top books.

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      6 months ago

      Wow, that’s great news! Thanks for sharing! I read my father’s version, so definitely older than 1991.

      I just started reading The Moon is a harsh Mistress, I’m hope it keeps up with the hype.