Requiescat, Jerry Pournelle
Sep. 29th, 2017 09:46 pmSad to see one of the big-name science fiction authors of my youth pass. I may not agree with some of his conservative stances of the later years but I don't think many people will argue that he helped shape science fiction and its readers.
I took some pictures of his books:


I liked his collaborative works with Larry Niven best, I think.
I took some pictures of his books:


I liked his collaborative works with Larry Niven best, I think.
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Date: 2017-09-30 05:01 am (UTC)I mostly remember Pournelle for his collaboration with Niven, especially the Mote in God's Eyes, but Janissaries is sort of one of the founding keystones of the 'military men get thrown back in time, change the course of history' genre. There are a lot more books in that venue than you'd expect from how specific it sounds.