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So good to see you giving Simak more coverage. He holds a unique spot in the SF firmament. And a really nice man. I remember my encounters with him very fondly.
You are so lucky to have known him. 🥰 I discovered him as a teenager and have loved many of his works. Such thoughtfulness and a good amount of forward-thinking in so many of his stories..
Simak said if not for his wife Kay, we wouldn't have all his wonderful stories. He was a truly fine descriptive writer, second only to Bradbury for his poetic prose! He has been one of my favorites since I was a teen!
Very cool Michael! Congrats on finishing up vol. 1 of Thor! I know it must be bitter sweet to finish up with a comic that has been a part of your every day life for the last 9 months. I bet it was a fun ride though, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the FF! I might read along with you for a bit as I have the first 4 omnibuses but I have not read them yet. Glad to see that you enjoyed the Simak book. I just finished Way Station by Simak yesterday for Rocket Summer. It was my second Simak after City and I deeply enjoyed both! Simak is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. I'm currently reading Red Shadows by REH. I was going back and watching you reviews of Solomon kane and I'm going to read through the five major stories that you covered. I might then jump into the Kull stories that you talked about. I'm currently enjoying Red Shadows and looking forward to more! Thanks for the cool video!
I decided to do some Rocket Summer reading myself. I read "The Time Machine" and "The island of Dr. Moreau" for the first week. I had never read Wells and really enjoyed both stories for the most part. The rigid and proper Englishman's language and some of the social/scientific exposition made the stories drag a tiny bit at certain points but both stories were exciting and felt remarkably contemporary. For the second week I read 'The Green Hills of Earth,' a short story collection by Robert Heinlein from the 1940s. The stories were really interesting slice-of-life tales set in space with little to no adventure to speak of. I found one story about a man struggling with the bureaucracy of an interstellar slave ship really tedious. Then I read a collection of short stories written by Clifford Simak in the 1950s called Other Worlds of ... which was really good. After reading this book I was better able to understand how a new generation of concept/idea-based sci-fi was rising at that time. The stories weren't space adventures and instead focused on various strange occurrences happening on earth as a result of an alien visitation. i found all of these stories really interesting and satisfying. Tomorrow I am going to start reading "The Man Who fell To Earth" by Walter Tevis from 1963. I have been curious about this movie after seeing the movie years and years ago and am happy that this reading event came along and gave me the incentive to read it.
My favorite Clifford Simak book is "Cosmic Engineers", which was (I believe) his first novel. Cosmic Engineers was a "slam-bang, shoot-em-up," kind of space opera story, which introduced many of the great ideas which he would re-visit in his later works. I liked it because it was fun to read...and re-read!
Just finished Travels of Jamie McPheeters . This is a Great coming of age story about a boy set in the old west. But it is not a shootemup. More a character study with humor and is a Great Read !
Gosh, the last Thor Epic, devoured.. look forward to your thoughts on the series. Nice gifts in the post. This week I've not read as much as I'd have liked because a couple of days were Surtur level heat wave and sweating on books isn't fun but I did manage a couple of stories by Henry Kuttner and more Dan Dare comics collected from Eagle weekly. My Rocket Summer will continue upto Cimmerian September, enjoying a run of vintage science fiction.
You had a great reading week! Bow that Thor os done and you are moving on to FF, I'm going to join you. I have had the first 3 volumes sitting on my Kindle for a while and joining you is a great excuse to dive in 😀
Ah another Simak fan. They seem to be few and far between on booktube for sure. The word I hear as a criticism is "pastoral" as in too much. It's a style I like and let's not forget that Ray Bradbury made a pretty good career from it. Like you one of my top 3 novels of all time is City - just a great story that never dimishes on re-reading. If you haven't already read them Way Station and Why Call Call Them Back From Heaven are top notch as well. Simak supporters unite !!!
So because I'm not on a book buying challenge I found myself at our local Books a Million and discovered they now have a section dedicated to mass market paperbacks so I bought a brand new MMP copy of Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov. I wasn't planning on doing Rocket Summer but I went home and read it in one sitting so I guess I did Rocket Summer after all!
@@michaelk.vaughan8617 Thanks for the reply. I usually make my buying decision between digital and physical copy of a book based upon if it has any illustrations or maps. Looks like a physical copy for me. Thanks again. - Lee
I’m really hoping the appearance of the REH letters volume means your actually on their mailing list - you very much should be!
So good to see you giving Simak more coverage. He holds a unique spot in the SF firmament. And a really nice man. I remember my encounters with him very fondly.
You are so lucky to have known him. 🥰
I discovered him as a teenager and have loved many of his works.
Such thoughtfulness and a good amount of forward-thinking in so many of his stories..
Simak said if not for his wife Kay, we wouldn't have all his wonderful stories. He was a truly fine descriptive writer, second only to Bradbury for his poetic prose! He has been one of my favorites since I was a teen!
Great week! Ring Around the Sun sounds awesome… added to the list!
I’m wondering if you have ever talked about Philip Jose Farmer and some of his Edgar Rice Burroughs Pastiches.
Wow! Impressed! (I sloughed-off on my reading over the last few weeks. Haven't been busy, just been lazy!)
Very cool Michael! Congrats on finishing up vol. 1 of Thor! I know it must be bitter sweet to finish up with a comic that has been a part of your every day life for the last 9 months. I bet it was a fun ride though, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the FF! I might read along with you for a bit as I have the first 4 omnibuses but I have not read them yet. Glad to see that you enjoyed the Simak book. I just finished Way Station by Simak yesterday for Rocket Summer. It was my second Simak after City and I deeply enjoyed both! Simak is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. I'm currently reading Red Shadows by REH. I was going back and watching you reviews of Solomon kane and I'm going to read through the five major stories that you covered. I might then jump into the Kull stories that you talked about. I'm currently enjoying Red Shadows and looking forward to more! Thanks for the cool video!
I decided to do some Rocket Summer reading myself.
I read "The Time Machine" and "The island of Dr. Moreau" for the first week. I had never read Wells and really enjoyed both stories for the most part. The rigid and proper Englishman's language and some of the social/scientific exposition made the stories drag a tiny bit at certain points but both stories were exciting and felt remarkably contemporary.
For the second week I read 'The Green Hills of Earth,' a short story collection by Robert Heinlein from the 1940s. The stories were really interesting slice-of-life tales set in space with little to no adventure to speak of. I found one story about a man struggling with the bureaucracy of an interstellar slave ship really tedious.
Then I read a collection of short stories written by Clifford Simak in the 1950s called Other Worlds of ... which was really good. After reading this book I was better able to understand how a new generation of concept/idea-based sci-fi was rising at that time. The stories weren't space adventures and instead focused on various strange occurrences happening on earth as a result of an alien visitation. i found all of these stories really interesting and satisfying.
Tomorrow I am going to start reading "The Man Who fell To Earth" by Walter Tevis from 1963. I have been curious about this movie after seeing the movie years and years ago and am happy that this reading event came along and gave me the incentive to read it.
I really need to read The Man Who Fell to Earth one of these days.
My favorite Clifford Simak book is "Cosmic Engineers", which was (I believe) his first novel. Cosmic Engineers was a "slam-bang, shoot-em-up," kind of space opera story, which introduced many of the great ideas which he would re-visit in his later works. I liked it because it was fun to read...and re-read!
Hellstrom's Hive thoroughly out weirds The Green Brain.
The Thor run had early Deodato who did beautiful art in the 2010s for Thunderbolts and Dark Avengers
Always exciting to hear about your stuff.
So glad you got City of the Dead 👌, I only know Conan pastiche exists because of your channel.
Just finished Travels of Jamie McPheeters . This is a Great coming of age story about a boy set in the old west. But it is not a shootemup. More a character study with humor and is a Great Read !
Interesting -- I didn't know The Green Brain was about insects. I thought he'd well covered that topic in Hellstrom's Hive!
Gosh, the last Thor Epic, devoured.. look forward to your thoughts on the series. Nice gifts in the post.
This week I've not read as much as I'd have liked because a couple of days were Surtur level heat wave and sweating on books isn't fun but I did manage a couple of stories by Henry Kuttner and more Dan Dare comics collected from Eagle weekly. My Rocket Summer will continue upto Cimmerian September, enjoying a run of vintage science fiction.
Great reading report. I'm glad Rocket Summer is working out for you and so many other people on booktube.
You had a great reading week! Bow that Thor os done and you are moving on to FF, I'm going to join you. I have had the first 3 volumes sitting on my Kindle for a while and joining you is a great excuse to dive in 😀
Keep reading the skies!
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I really enjoyed Way Station by Simak. I must try more of his stuff.
Ah another Simak fan. They seem to be few and far between on booktube for sure. The word I hear as a criticism is "pastoral" as in too much. It's a style I like and let's not forget that Ray Bradbury made a pretty good career from it. Like you one of my top 3 novels of all time is City - just a great story that never dimishes on re-reading.
If you haven't already read them Way Station and Why Call Call Them Back From Heaven are top notch as well.
Simak supporters unite !!!
More likely Jack Kirby read it. According to Jack, Stan didn't read anything.
The first Conan story I read was the last pastiche book Tor published which was S M Stirling Conan Blood and Serpent.
I haven’t read that one.
I suppose they said: we have to go with the Thor we’ve got/ since we can’t go with the Thor who’s not.
So because I'm not on a book buying challenge I found myself at our local Books a Million and discovered they now have a section dedicated to mass market paperbacks so I bought a brand new MMP copy of Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov. I wasn't planning on doing Rocket Summer but I went home and read it in one sitting so I guess I did Rocket Summer after all!
Fantastic!
I did not know there was a REH publishing, will have to check it out. Is there something equivalent to Edgar Rice Burroughs that you know of?
Way station by Simak is another interesting book, although not one of my favourites
I read Almuric for Rocket Winter (Southern hemisphere chapter). Why is Jesus on the front cover of the REH book ? 🤔🤔
Probably because it’s a cooler book than the one he is normally found in.
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Any illustrations in that new "Conan: City of the Dead" book?
Yes, though they seem a bit average.
@@michaelk.vaughan8617 Thanks for the reply. I usually make my buying decision between digital and physical copy of a book based upon if it has any illustrations or maps. Looks like a physical copy for me. Thanks again. - Lee
@@sleestack13 this book has a great map.
Sounds like most of the art in the Thor volume was ok but not outstanding.
Hello, thx a lot for you videos. But, i prefer it when you don't mix comics with novels. I'm not a comic book reader. Roland from France.
Unfortunately for you, I AM a comic book reader. Hope all is well in France.