tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post2563774998796515880..comments2023-08-22T07:01:08.590-07:00Comments on Agent Intellect: The Summer of DuneJim S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15538540873375357030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post-39184867904474107282019-01-26T21:12:36.497-08:002019-01-26T21:12:36.497-08:00On my list now, and thanks for the suggestion!On my list now, and thanks for the suggestion!mike shuppnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post-58314886041202346192019-01-15T08:35:34.529-08:002019-01-15T08:35:34.529-08:00I loved Lights in the Sky. Robert Bloch once wrote...I loved Lights in the Sky. Robert Bloch once wrote that it was groundbreaking because it had a hero who was a) old, b) handicapped, and c) sexually active. I'm more of a fan of his short fiction though. You have Martians and Madness, his collected novels? Get a hold of From These Ashes, which is all of his short science-fiction. And often it's really short, like a page or two. The man was an absolute master of the form.Jim S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15538540873375357030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post-33799682153055362462018-12-22T22:07:54.718-08:002018-12-22T22:07:54.718-08:00Probably you should look THE DRAGON IN THE SEA, wh...Probably you should look THE DRAGON IN THE SEA, which was Herbert's first novel. DUNE was great, but the sequels not so much so -- they suffered from sequelitis, I guess.<br /><br />And I much appreciated the WHAT MAD UNIVERSE catch -- I've got a volume of Brown's collected SF novels on my shelves. How'd you like THE LIGHTS IN THE SKIES ARE STARS?mike shupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383379836883992742noreply@blogger.com