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Originally Posted by cromag
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Anyway, I decided to try a safer bet for my next read. I've started Baen's The Universe Twister, a collection of Keith Laumer's three Lafayette O'Leary novels. I read the first one, The Time Bender, many years ago and remember liking it.
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And I enjoyed them. I vaguely remember reading the first one, The Time Bender, but it was probably back in the early 70s. They do show their age a bit, but they're very imaginative and Laumer, at his peak, could write a fast paced, convoluted storyline with the best of them.
Next, I'll probably start Mirabile, by Janet Kagan, a fairly recent purchase.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I guess in fairness I'm not the market she was writing for. She was writing primarily for teenagers rather than adults. I would probably have enjoyed them more when I was 14, and reading books more for adventures than three-dimensional characters.
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I read my first Andre Norton book when I was 11, I think -- I believe it was Star Soldiers. After that I bought any paperback of hers that hit the racks -- Ace published most of her stuff as mass market paperbacks (and sometimes Ace Doubles) back then, and I sent them all of my spare change. Lately I've reread a few. They're definitely intended for a juvenile audience, and adhere very strongly to formulas, but nostalgia can be fun (in small doses).