Baen's "Jupiter" series

HarryT · 11-30-2008, 06:36 AM

Just picked up the package of Baen's new "Jupiter" series - 6 books for $20, written by Charles Sheffield and Jerry Pournelle.

They are an attempt to reproduce the "feel" of Robert Heinlein's "juvenile" SF novels (which I grew up on, and loved) and from what I've read so far, they've done an excellent job.

Thoroughly recommended to any lover of "juvenile Heinlein".

JoeD · 11-30-2008, 07:16 AM

I haven't read any of the authors you mentioned, but have been considering getting the "Pournelle Continuum". Have you read any of the books in that list, how would you rate them compared to what you've seen of the "Jupiter" series?

HarryT · 11-30-2008, 07:21 AM

I've read them all. The package includes some real classics. Go for it!

wallcraft · 11-30-2008, 07:54 AM

Footfall is I think his best selling book, and well worth reading. Lucifer's Hammer is also good. I have not read the others. At $2 per book, this is a bargain.

The CoDominium Future History Bundle is also available, but no longer at its introductory $20 price. So I suggest trying them individually starting with The Mote in God's Eye which is Pournelle's best book in my opinion. Pournelle's collaborations with Larry Niven are all excellent.

Elsi · 11-30-2008, 09:34 AM

I have read most of the Jupiter bundle in their pBook format. I can heartily endorse them ... and I'm having to exercise a great deal of discipline to avoid clicking on that "Add to Cart" button, since I just bought the Pournelle bundle and haven't read them yet. (I did read Footfall and Lucifer's Hammer many years ago.)

HarryT · 11-30-2008, 09:37 AM

I should add, by the way, that they contain language which some may not wish young teenagers to be exposed to, but certainly nothing too "extreme".

pshrynk · 12-01-2008, 10:58 AM

Does anyone refer to anyone else as a twat, or twit?

rixte · 12-05-2008, 01:40 PM

Oh, nice!

I'd read three of them ages ago in paperback and I've actually taken them out because I really wanted to reread them - but it's so much harder to get me to read hardcopy over ebooks now. The timing on this is perfect.

Andybaby · 12-06-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I should add, by the way, that they contain language which some may not wish young teenagers to be exposed to, but certainly nothing too "extreme".

as a recent ex teenager, my friends and I through the years used "colorful" language a whole lot more from ages 8-15, then since then.

Cursing isn't cool if your mom does i believe. so by Guarding Children from it, your just enforcing that behavior between your child and his friends. at least that's what i think

Politics, Religion, and Cursing, are just 3 of the things you either don't care, or are fanatic about in defending your position.

Besides when you were a child didn't you use and hear this all the time? The insights Orson Scott Card makes during his talks between Ender's Parents reveal a lot about how both children view parents, and how parents know exactly how their children think.

slayda · 12-06-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I've read them all. The package includes some real classics. Go for it!

I agree completely. All good stuff. Just wish I could get "Legacy of Herot" by Pournelle, Niven, & Barnes in an ebook format.

Strether · 01-08-2009, 06:26 PM

I finished the Jupiter novels and thoroughly enjoyed them. I wish Baen had taken a little more care in their production, though; there were lots of typos in them. And one of them, Starswarm, was a real mess and had obviously not gone through any kind of proofreading--not even a spell-check. They would never have released a print version anything like this and I don't know why purchasers of e-books should have to settle for a different standard.

Jim

pdurrant · 01-09-2009, 04:00 AM

With Baen it's very much worth telling them about typos in ebooks. Webscription's public email address is support@webscription.net

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Originally Posted by Strether

I finished the Jupiter novels and thoroughly enjoyed them. I wish Baen had taken a little more care in their production, though; there were lots of typos in them. And one of them, Starswarm, was a real mess and had obviously not gone through any kind of proofreading--not even a spell-check. They would never have released a print version anything like this and I don't know why purchasers of e-books should have to settle for a different standard.

Jim

11-30-2008, 06:36 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Baen's "Jupiter" series Just picked up the package of Baen's new "Jupiter" series - 6 books for $20, written by Charles Sheffield and Jerry Pournelle. They are an attempt to reproduce the "feel" of Robert Heinlein's "juvenile" SF novels (which I grew up on, and loved) and from what I've read so far, they've done an excellent job. Thoroughly recommended to any lover of "juvenile Heinlein".

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11-30-2008, 07:16 AM	#2
JoeD Guru Posts: 895 Karma: 4383958 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: na	I haven't read any of the authors you mentioned, but have been considering getting the "Pournelle Continuum". Have you read any of the books in that list, how would you rate them compared to what you've seen of the "Jupiter" series?

11-30-2008, 07:21 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I've read them all. The package includes some real classics. Go for it!

11-30-2008, 07:54 AM	#4
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Footfall is I think his best selling book, and well worth reading. Lucifer's Hammer is also good. I have not read the others. At $2 per book, this is a bargain. The CoDominium Future History Bundle is also available, but no longer at its introductory $20 price. So I suggest trying them individually starting with The Mote in God's Eye which is Pournelle's best book in my opinion. Pournelle's collaborations with Larry Niven are all excellent.

11-30-2008, 09:34 AM	#5
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	I have read most of the Jupiter bundle in their pBook format. I can heartily endorse them ... and I'm having to exercise a great deal of discipline to avoid clicking on that "Add to Cart" button, since I just bought the Pournelle bundle and haven't read them yet. (I did read *Footfall* and *Lucifer's Hammer* many years ago.)

11-30-2008, 09:37 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I should add, by the way, that they contain language which some may not wish young teenagers to be exposed to, but certainly nothing too "extreme".

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rixte Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 396757 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: new oasis, paperwhite, ipad, kobo	Oh, nice! I'd read three of them ages ago in paperback and I've actually taken them out because I really wanted to reread them - but it's so much harder to get me to read hardcopy over ebooks now. The timing on this is perfect.

01-08-2009, 06:26 PM	#11
Strether Guru Posts: 746 Karma: 2825929 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fresno Device: Kindle 1; iPad Air; iPhone 7; Kobo Libra; Kindle Oasis 3	I finished the Jupiter novels and thoroughly enjoyed them. I wish Baen had taken a little more care in their production, though; there were lots of typos in them. And one of them, Starswarm, was a real mess and had obviously not gone through any kind of proofreading--not even a spell-check. They would never have released a print version anything like this and I don't know why purchasers of e-books should have to settle for a different standard. Jim

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