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I know this is a side note, but I had never heard of worlds and I quite liked "forever war". Is it worth reading?

PaulHoule 5y ago
I think so. ;-) Just like "The Forever War" is a reply to "Starship Troopers", "Worlds" is a reply to "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". I would put "Worlds" in a category like Pohl's "Gateway" (but not the sequels to Gateway) in that it reads more like literature than genre fiction. The copy of Worlds that I have has a false copyright date (I think 1954) and I was thinking "... they didn't have lasers in 1954" and "... they sure didn't have O'Neill colonies in 1954". I think the fake date was no accident but part of the homage. Personally I think you should beam yourself into the past and tell your former self to read Worlds... It's that good.
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- the_af 5y ago
  > Pohl's "Gateway" (but not the sequels to Gateway) Side note: am I the only one who loved "Gateway", when the Heechee and their ships and artifacts were mysterious and almost unknowable -- the whole "we think ships of size 5 or 1 are dangerous. Also these colors are probably good, and we think these are bad" -- but was disappointed when the Heechee finally made their appearance and lost some of their mystery?
  - gerikson 5y ago
    I never read the sequels to Gateway and now I'm glad I didn't. Gateway is such a great novel, but it's unsurprising Pohl wanted to investigate more of the universe.
  - amanaplanacanal 5y ago
    Gateway was wonderful. Skip the sequels.
- natechols 5y ago
  I obviously need to read "Worlds", but one thing I've wondered for a long time is whether LeGuin's "The Dispossessed" was also partially written in response to "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"?
  - ghaff 5y ago
    It's been a long time since I've read either although Moon is my favorite Heinlein and The Dispossessed is my favorite LeGuin. But I never noticed any connection.
- ghaff 5y ago
  I will have to take a look at Worlds. The Forever War is one of my favorites but I have never really cared for any other Haldeman--but haven't tried that.
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I think so. ;-) Just like "The Forever War" is a reply to "Starship Troopers", "Worlds" is a reply to "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". I would put "Worlds" in a category like Pohl's "Gateway" (but not the sequels to Gateway) in that it reads more like literature than genre fiction. The copy of Worlds that I have has a false copyright date (I think 1954) and I was thinking "... they didn't have lasers in 1954" and "... they sure didn't have O'Neill colonies in 1954". I think the fake date was no accident but part of the homage. Personally I think you should beam yourself into the past and tell your former self to read Worlds... It's that good.

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the_af 5y ago
> Pohl's "Gateway" (but not the sequels to Gateway) Side note: am I the only one who loved "Gateway", when the Heechee and their ships and artifacts were mysterious and almost unknowable -- the whole "we think ships of size 5 or 1 are dangerous. Also these colors are probably good, and we think these are bad" -- but was disappointed when the Heechee finally made their appearance and lost some of their mystery?
- gerikson 5y ago
  I never read the sequels to Gateway and now I'm glad I didn't. Gateway is such a great novel, but it's unsurprising Pohl wanted to investigate more of the universe.
- amanaplanacanal 5y ago
  Gateway was wonderful. Skip the sequels.
natechols 5y ago
I obviously need to read "Worlds", but one thing I've wondered for a long time is whether LeGuin's "The Dispossessed" was also partially written in response to "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"?
- ghaff 5y ago
  It's been a long time since I've read either although Moon is my favorite Heinlein and The Dispossessed is my favorite LeGuin. But I never noticed any connection.
ghaff 5y ago
I will have to take a look at Worlds. The Forever War is one of my favorites but I have never really cared for any other Haldeman--but haven't tried that.

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